Tags: emphasis
, whitespace
Aliases: no-space-in-emphasis
Fixable: Some violations can be fixed by tooling
This rule is triggered when emphasis markers (bold, italic) are used, but they have spaces between the markers and the text:
Here is some ** bold ** text.
Here is some * italic * text.
Here is some more __ bold __ text.
Here is some more _ italic _ text.
To fix this, remove the spaces around the emphasis markers:
Here is some **bold** text.
Here is some *italic* text.
Here is some more __bold__ text.
Here is some more _italic_ text.
Rationale: Emphasis is only parsed as such when the asterisks/underscores aren't surrounded by spaces. This rule attempts to detect where they were surrounded by spaces, but it appears that emphasized text was intended by the author.