Using another unicode symbol that resembles a pipe seems to be the only option right now, e.g.: (U+01C0, Latin letter dental click) (U+2223, Symbol divides) (U+23AE, Integral Extension) Share. The basic syntax outlined in the original Markdown design document added many of the elements needed on a day-to-day basis, but it wasn’t enough for some people. These cookies may be deployed to our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interest and provide you with content that is relevant to you, including showing you relevant ads on other websites. Previous answer: As of March 2017, the accepted answer stopped working because GitHub changed their markdown parser. These cookies help us to personalize our content for you and remember your preferences.

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