# Why don't three T*'s (T*T*T*) appear if I type three of them after each other in a question or comment field?

I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask, but when I type three T*'s directly after each other the following string of symbols appears: TTT* (I typed three T*'s). What's the cause of this? Obviously, it has nothing to to with my computer because in the title field this doesn't happen. If I type three V*'s: VVV*.

• TTT i tried what you have mentioned seems to be working fine . What system are you using? – Shubham Singh rawat Dec 27 '16 at 16:34
• @ShubhamSinghrawat I typed three times a T* (like in the title field, where nothing changes), without a space between them: TTT*. You see what comes out. – descheleschilder Dec 28 '16 at 0:12
• Which computer system are you using? – Shubham Singh rawat Dec 28 '16 at 3:40

*stuff* is for italic formatting. To insert an actual *, type a backslash before the star: \*
But I suspect that you're looking for math formatting: $T^T^$ typed $T^*T^*$.