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Post edited: Note that the styles are not rendered. |
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A: Syntax summaries use brackets for optional elements; how do I represent literal brackets in a way readers will understand? A fairly common solution I've seen to issues like this is to use different font faces for literal text and meta-notation. Often it will be a monospace "teletype" or sans-serif font for literal text and a contrasting (usually lighter) variable width font for meta-notation. For your example, you'd g... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |