I agree. This is unexpected behavior in Reading View. The test cases are valid CommonMark (see Example 517).
Here’s a screenshot comparing Source view, Reading view and Live Preview. I added numbers to each test case for easier comparison.
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.6.7
Installer version: v1.6.5
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 23.5.0: Wed May 1 20:12:58 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.121.3~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 23.5.0
Login status: logged in
Catalyst license: supporter
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
This is how Typora (left) and Marked (right) render the same file:
