In order to have a left arm on ¯_(ツ)_/¯ you need to use triple \, like this: ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯.
\by default tells markdown to not turn_into italics, so it displays_, but not\.- In
\\, the first\tells markdown that the second\is not interacting with_but is a standalone thing. However, markdown now thinks that_is italics. - That's what the third
\is for. First\allows second\, and the third\allows_.
¯_(ツ)/¯ = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\(ツ)_/¯ = ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ = ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
damn.. look at you! I didn't even realized it had messed up, thanks so much for the tip!