# marks/italic

> Italic — `<em>`, ⌘I, `*text*` or `_text_`.

Italic (F-10) — `<em>`, ⌘I, `*text*` or `_text_`.

```js
import italic from 'verbal-editor/marks/italic';
```

| JS gzip | CSS gzip |
| --- | --- |
| 0.22 KB | — |

See it live on [Writing](#/examples/welcome) — every example page on the landing is editable.

## Contract

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Mark type | `italic` |
| HTML | `<em>` `<i>` |
| Shortcut | `⌘I` |
| Markdown | `_` `*` |
| Typing rule | `(?<![*_\w])([*_])([^*_\n]+)\1$` |
| Grows while typing | yes |

## Acceptance

| Feature | Acceptance | Budget |
| --- | --- | --- |
| F-10 · Bold / Italic / Strike / Inline code | Identical resulting DOM in Chromium, Firefox, WebKit | ≤ 1KB each |