It’s a markdown dialect, \ is the escape char, so you need to escape it :)
Same as r*ddit in that regard.

<just some UI feedback from gleaning the screen shot>

• looks clean enough
• apparently contextual help, I like those
• tables love to be sortable (maybe the table is already sortable, please indicate (🔺🔻))
• the location of the ‘download’ button is somewhat random and it doesn’t need an extra border, the color is more than enough for it to stand out
• this also affects the order of screen reading/information intake