# Italic, bold, and other formatting for URLs/email addresses cannot be rendered correctly **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug graveyard\ **Tags:** repro, editor\ **Created:** [August 3, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810 "2026-08-03T02:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moy](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/moy/32/49867_2.png) [@Moy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Moy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/1 "2026-08-03T02:24:33Z")
### Steps to reproduce 1. Switch to Live Preview mode 2. Input: ```md *Some email: random@google.com* ``` You’ll see: ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/3/b/3bff1fb348eb108de6d8d2698d3b6d8a770eb523.png) ### Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N] Y ### Expected result The `*` in the end shouldn’t be visible. ### Actual result The `*` in the end is visible. ### Environment ```auto SYSTEM INFO: Obsidian version: 1.13.4 Installer version: 1.13.4 Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200 Login status: logged in Language: en Catalyst license: supporter Insider build toggle: on Live preview: on Base theme: dark Community theme: Brutal Gum 0.1.11 Snippets enabled: 20 Restricted mode: off Plugins installed: 62 Plugins enabled: 58 ``` ---
**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/2 "2026-08-03T02:36:35Z")
most likely another case of > [@Parsers problems with Bold, Italic, Highlight markers and whitespaces (and punctuation marks!)](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/parsers-problems-with-bold-italic-highlight-markers-and-whitespaces-and-punctuation-marks/105107): > > Both Editor(s) (source mode & live preview) and reading mode do not handle correctly markdown markers for bold, italic, highlight, etc when spaces (whitespace) between the text and the marker are present. before \_text \_ after before \*text \* after before \*\*text \*\* after before ==text == after Source | Live Preview | Reading | Reference Implementation Major Problems Both editor(s) and reading mode detect the text within the markers as bold/italics/etc. They should n… ---
**Author:** ![pushfoo](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@pushfoo](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/pushfoo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/3 "2026-09-10T16:46:02Z")
### Steps to reproduce 1. Open the sandbox vault 2. Enter ` **Contact the person: person@example.com** ` 3. Observe the asterisks show up after the email address: ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/9/4/942b5f0a215fe2a3b3bc0a80a643e48bb7848cd2.png) ### Did you read and follow the [Troubleshooting Guide](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/about-the-bug-reports-category/24/11) ? [Yes/No] Yes ### Expected result No asterisks show up after the email address, as with an email address as a link: ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5f75578c82981307612386bc9cf6b9a867691af5.png) ### Actual result Autodetected email addresses have trailing asterisks inside: ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/9/4/942b5f0a215fe2a3b3bc0a80a643e48bb7848cd2.png) ### Environment * * * ```auto SYSTEM INFO: Obsidian version: 1.13.7 Installer version: 1.13.7 Operating system: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.107-1 (2026-08-29) 6.12.107+deb13-amd64 Login status: not logged in Language: en Insider build toggle: off Live preview: on Base theme: adapt to system Community theme: none Snippets enabled: 0 Restricted mode: on RECOMMENDATIONS: none ``` ```auto Distro Name: Debian Distro Version: 13.6 Desktop Environment: GNOME Installation method used: Flatpak ``` ### Additional information This happens regardless of whether text is pasted, typed manually, or bolded via hotkeys. `mailto:` links in Markdown are not affected: ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/1/c/1cadb8b7721dc36a4c75ea8d00408b3a207db317.png) ---
**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/4 "2026-09-10T22:36:17Z")
thanks ---
**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/5 "2026-09-11T11:14:11Z")
Maybe related to this and the linked topic? Not sure. > [@Italic, bold, and other formatting for URLs/email addresses cannot be rendered correctly](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810): > > Steps to reproduce Switch to Live Preview mode Input: \*Some email: random@google.com\* You’ll see: [image] Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N] Y Expected result The \* in the end shouldn’t be visible. Actual result The \* in the end is visible. Environment SYSTEM INFO: Obsidian version: 1.13.4 Installer version: 1.13.4 Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200 Login status: logged in Language: en Catalyst license: supporter Insider build toggle: on Live preview: on B… ---
**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/italic-bold-and-other-formatting-for-urls-email-addresses-cannot-be-rendered-correctly/116810/6 "2026-09-14T20:33:59Z")
will be fixed 1.14.2. ETA unknown.