[GH-ISSUE #408] MD037 false positive with emojis containing odd number of underscore on same line #338

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opened 2026-03-03 01:25:51 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @EnigmaTriton on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/408

For example

:ballot_box_with_check: _Somewhat important task_

gives a warning for _check: _ while the line is perfectly recognized by VSCode (and obviously github) as:

☑️ Somewhat important task

I can work it out using asterisks (or :white_check_mark: which contains an even number of underscores for this exact purpose) but I tend to use _emphasis_ and **strong** to make it more obvious when editing source so this issue is slightly annoying.

On the other hand I'm not sure that emojis are part of the Common Mark specification so it might be an improvement request or even downright invalid request.

Originally created by @EnigmaTriton on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/408 For example ```Markdown :ballot_box_with_check: _Somewhat important task_ ``` gives a warning for `_check: _` while the line is perfectly recognized by VSCode (and obviously github) as: :ballot_box_with_check: _Somewhat important task_ I can work it out using asterisks (or `:white_check_mark:` which contains an even number of underscores for this exact purpose) but I tend to use `_emphasis_` and `**strong**` to make it more obvious when editing source so this issue is slightly annoying. On the other hand I'm not sure that emojis are part of the Common Mark specification so it might be an improvement request or even downright invalid request.

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021):

Please see #324 for a discussion of this kind of issue.

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021): Please see #324 for a discussion of this kind of issue.

kerem commented

2026-03-03 01:25:52 +03:00

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021):

In this case, ignoring words with internal _ would seem to help. I'll look for a way to do that without compromising the rule.

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021): In this case, ignoring words with internal `_` would seem to help. I'll look for a way to do that without compromising the rule.

kerem commented

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@EnigmaTriton commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021):

Oh sorry, I searched for issues on MD037 but I probably forgot to remove the is:open part.

Much clearer, thanks and if you can take it into account anyway, then great. 👍

@EnigmaTriton commented on GitHub (Jun 29, 2021): Oh sorry, I searched for issues on MD037 but I probably forgot to remove the is:open part. Much clearer, thanks and if you can take it into account anyway, then great. :+1:

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