2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/ItalicsParser.kt b/src/main/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/ItalicsParser.kt
index 6fce529..5448f5f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/ItalicsParser.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/ItalicsParser.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package moe.nea.blog.md
 
 object ItalicsParser : InlineParser {
     override fun detect(lookback: MarkdownFormat, rest: String): Boolean {
-        return (lookback is Whitespace || lookback is Begin) && "\\*+[^* ].*".toRegex().matches(rest)
+        return "\\*+[^* ].*".toRegex().matches(rest)
     }
 
     override val specialSyntax: Set<Char>
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ object ItalicsParser : InlineParser {
         }
 
         // TODO: better begin
-        val (secondSequence, _remainingText) = parser.parseInlineTextUntil(remainingText, Begin()) { lookback, remaining ->
+        val (secondSequence, _remainingText) = parser.parseInlineTextUntil(
+            remainingText,
+            Begin()
+        ) { lookback, remaining ->
             lookback !is Whitespace && remaining.startsWith("*")
         }
         remainingText = _remainingText
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/test/TestItalics.kt b/src/test/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/test/TestItalics.kt
index dee92bd..01bd49e 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/test/TestItalics.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/moe/nea/blog/md/test/TestItalics.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ class TestItalics : MarkdownTest() {
     }
 
     @Test
+    fun testBeginningInTheMiddleOfTheWord() {
+        assertInlineFormat("inoneword<i>italic</i>", "inoneword*italic*")
+        assertInlineFormat("<i>multiple</i>inoneword<i>italic</i>", "*multiple*inoneword*italic*")
+    }
+
+    @Test
     fun otherMarkdownInItalics() {
         assertInlineFormat(
             "<i><link target=https://nea.moe><b>test</b></link></i>",