[GH-ISSUE #497] MD049 and MD050 do not enforce asterisk style #403

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opened 2026-03-03 01:26:37 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 01:26:37 +03:00

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Originally created by @TheJaredWilcurt on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/497

Dependency versions:

markdownlint-cli: 0.30.0
- markdownlint: 0.24.0
  - markdown-it: 12.2.0

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# MD049 - Emphasis style should be consistent
emphasis-style:
  style: asterisk

# MD050 - Strong style should be consistent
strong-style:
  style: asterisk

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This should _fail_.

So should __this__.

Originally created by @TheJaredWilcurt on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/497 ## Dependency versions: * **markdownlint-cli:** `0.30.0` * **markdownlint:** `0.24.0` * **markdown-it:** `12.2.0` ## Rules ```yml # MD049 - Emphasis style should be consistent emphasis-style: style: asterisk # MD050 - Strong style should be consistent strong-style: style: asterisk ``` ## Example ```md This should _fail_. So should __this__. ```

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2026-03-03 01:26:37 +03:00

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2026-03-03 01:26:38 +03:00

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@TheJaredWilcurt commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022):

If this is already resolved in 0.25.0+, then this issue can be closed with:

https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/issues/257

@TheJaredWilcurt commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2022): If this is already resolved in 0.25.0+, then this issue can be closed with: * https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/issues/257

kerem commented

2026-03-03 01:26:38 +03:00

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2022):

Right, the upcoming release of markdownlint-cli will include the version of the library that implements these rules.

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2022): Right, the upcoming release of markdownlint-cli will include the version of the library that implements these rules.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-07 20:05:20 +03:00

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2026-03-07 20:05:25 +03:00

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