[GH-ISSUE #1608] Proposal: disallow formatting in headings #2564

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opened 2026-03-07 20:08:55 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @berot3 on GitHub (May 19, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/1608

I sometimes copy paste text from somewhere and it does this formatting in the title, like bold or italic:

## **this is a heading**

Im not sure, but at least for me this is not wanted. to clean this up it would be helpful if markdownlint could point this occurrences out.

this is probably similar to #1308

Thanks!

Originally created by @berot3 on GitHub (May 19, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/1608  I sometimes copy paste text from somewhere and it does this formatting in the title, like bold or italic: `## **this is a heading**` Im not sure, but at least for me this is not wanted. to clean this up it would be helpful if markdownlint could point this occurrences out. this is probably similar to #1308 Thanks!

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@Malix-Labs commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025):

this is probably similar to #1308

It is adjacent but different

@Malix-Labs commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025): > this is probably similar to #1308 It is adjacent but different

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@Malix-Labs commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025):

Partial formatting might be desired,
For example:

### Heading with an **important** word in it

Total formatting might be more clearly an anti-pattern:

### **heading with everything formatted as bold**

@Malix-Labs commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025): Partial formatting might be desired, For example: ```md ### Heading with an **important** word in it ``` Total formatting might be more clearly an anti-pattern: ```md ### **heading with everything formatted as bold** ```