LaTeX won't compile because of use of _ in text

Question

LaTeX won't let me use _ in my text, it keeps trying to compile it as math and therefore won't compile my pdf.

Anyone knows how I can make it not do that?

I'm using it in the following:

\textit{item_name}
\textit{current_item.name}
\textit{_qty}
\textit{id='small_qty'}

@GHL I tried that and it still wont let me compile. – May 08 '14 at 21:33 — , May 08 '14 at 21:33
Seems like i forgot one! Thank you. It worked now! – May 08 '14 at 21:36 — , May 08 '14 at 21:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '14 at 21:38

3

is a special character in Latex, you need to use

\_

instead

answered May 08 '14 at 21:38

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