diff -Nru qownnotes-24.3.4/build_number.h qownnotes-24.3.5/build_number.h
--- qownnotes-24.3.4/build_number.h	2024-03-18 18:49:25.000000000 +0000
+++ qownnotes-24.3.5/build_number.h	2024-03-21 20:01:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define BUILD 1088
+#define BUILD 1089
diff -Nru qownnotes-24.3.4/debian/changelog qownnotes-24.3.5/debian/changelog
--- qownnotes-24.3.4/debian/changelog	2024-03-18 18:49:13.000000000 +0000
+++ qownnotes-24.3.5/debian/changelog	2024-03-21 20:01:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-qownnotes (24.3.4-1ubuntu3ppa1~mantic1) mantic; urgency=low
+qownnotes (24.3.5-1ubuntu3ppa1~mantic1) mantic; urgency=low
 
-  * Released version 24.3.4
+  * Released version 24.3.5
 
- -- Patrizio Bekerle <patrizio@bekerle.com>  Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:49:13 +0100
+ -- Patrizio Bekerle <patrizio@bekerle.com>  Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:01:10 +0100
diff -Nru qownnotes-24.3.4/libraries/qmarkdowntextedit/markdownhighlighter.cpp qownnotes-24.3.5/libraries/qmarkdowntextedit/markdownhighlighter.cpp
--- qownnotes-24.3.4/libraries/qmarkdowntextedit/markdownhighlighter.cpp	2024-03-18 18:49:25.000000000 +0000
+++ qownnotes-24.3.5/libraries/qmarkdowntextedit/markdownhighlighter.cpp	2024-03-21 20:01:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -1896,8 +1896,6 @@
  * underlines, strikethrough, links, and images.
  */
 void MarkdownHighlighter::highlightInlineRules(const QString &text) {
-    bool isEmStrongDone = false;
-
     // clear existing span ranges for this block
     auto it = _ranges.find(currentBlock().blockNumber());
     if (it != _ranges.end()) {
@@ -1913,14 +1911,12 @@
         } else if (currentChar == QLatin1Char('<') &&
                    MH_SUBSTR(i, 4) == QLatin1String("<!--")) {
             i = highlightInlineComment(text, i);
-        } else if (!isEmStrongDone && (currentChar == QLatin1Char('*') ||
-                                       currentChar == QLatin1Char('_'))) {
-            highlightEmAndStrong(text, i);
-            isEmStrongDone = true;
         } else {
             i = highlightLinkOrImage(text, i);
         }
     }
+
+    highlightEmAndStrong(text, 0);
 }
 
 // Helper function for MarkdownHighlighter::highlightLinkOrImage
diff -Nru qownnotes-24.3.4/version.h qownnotes-24.3.5/version.h
--- qownnotes-24.3.4/version.h	2024-03-18 18:49:25.000000000 +0000
+++ qownnotes-24.3.5/version.h	2024-03-21 20:01:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "24.3.4"
+#define VERSION "24.3.5"