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 And this is the second paragraph.
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+[[text-formatting]]
+== Text formatting
+
+AsciiDoctor has a rich set of styles for formatting text.
+
+.Text formatting styles
+[cols="1,4,4"]
+|===
+| Style | AsciiDoc | result
+
+| Constrained bold
+| This is a constrained \*bold* text
+| This is a constrained *bold* text
+
+| Constrained italic
+| This is a constrained \_italic_ text
+| This is a constrained _italic_ text
+
+| Constrained monospace
+| This is a constrained \`monospace` text
+| This is a constrained `monospace` text
+
+| Unconstrained bold
+| This is a unconstrained \**bo**ld text
+| This is a unconstrained **bo**ld text
+
+| Unconstrained italic
+| This is a unconstrained \__it__alic text
+| This is a unconstrained __it__alic text
+
+| Unconstrained monospace
+| This is a constrained \``mono``space text
+| This is a unconstrained ``mono``space text
+
+|===
+
+[TIP]
+====
+To achieve formatting using complex styles without closing it can be done as follows:
+For example to obtain __flavor___PKGNAMEPREFIX, the syntax will be \__flavor___PKGNAMEPREFIX
+====
+
 [[asciidoctor-lists]]
 == Lists