How to print an asterisk ('*') in R Markdown

Question

I am trying to write in my R Markdown "3 times 6:10 and (3 times 6):10" all in complete letters (I am using times instead of *. My purpose is to put * instead of word times without any problem). However, it keeps giving me italic syntax for the part "6:10 and (3". How can I write my *s in R Markdown straight into the document without evoking * syntax which is make letters italic in the middle?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65836279/how-to-print-an-asterisk-in-r-markdown

Answer 1

Escape '*' by using '*' instead

Alternatively, you could use $imes$ to get the a '×' symbol