I don't get it though. If you want to create emphasis why not use asterisks?

Ha! HN makes it italic. I forgot that.

Cider9986 a day ago | parent | next [-]

You can use two to make keep asterisks like *this*

	▲	mettamage a day ago \| parent [-]
		I see, I get it now. In my opinion it's more elegant than emphasizing with capital letters.

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