escape chars are handled strange when inserted before text modifiers

[michaelperret]

[awalla]

Thanks for this! The backslash won't escape the formatting, I'm afraid. You can prevent the formatting by using single or triple backticks to enclose the message. You can also prevent it by adding a space on either side of the formatting character: \ * stuff in asterisks \ *. I hope that helps! If you have any feedback or questions in future, we can be reached at feedback@slack.com. We'll be monitoring issues here, but sending an email will generally result in a quicker reply from us. Thanks!