<p>I noticed when editing <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/230415/is-there-any-mathematical-basis-for-the-bayesian-vs-frequentist-debate">Is there any *mathematical* basis for the Bayesian vs frequentist debate?</a> that entering italicized text in the title field is problematic. The markup <code>*asterisks*</code> = <em>asterisks</em> doesn't have the desired effect</p>

<p>What is the correct way to italicize text in the titles? Do we prefer <code>$math$</code> = $math$ or <code>*asterisks*</code> = *asterisks*? Is there something better? Should we avoid markup in titles altogether? </p>

<p>Should we edit question titles with markup to conform to our chosen style?</p>
