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Expensify · Jun 13, 2023 · 85df9f8 · 85df9f8
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diff --git a/lib/ExpensiMark.js b/lib/ExpensiMark.js
@@ -183,9 +183,12 @@ export default class ExpensiMark {
                 name: 'italic',
                 regex: /(\b_+|\b)(?!_blank")_((?![\s_])[\s\S]*?[^\s_])_(?![^\W_])(?![^<]*(<\/pre>|<\/code>|<\/a>|<\/mention-user>|_blank))/g,
 
-                // g1 is empty string or includes one or more underscores, eg: `hello ___world_`
-                // We want to add g1 back before the <em> tag
-                replacement: (match, g1, g2) => (g2.includes('<pre>') || this.containsNonPairTag(g2) ? match : `${g1}<em>${g2}</em>`),
+                // We want to add extraLeadingUnderscores back before the <em> tag
+                replacement: (match, extraLeadingUnderscores, textWithinUnderscores) => (
+                    textWithinUnderscores.includes('<pre>') || this.containsNonPairTag(textWithinUnderscores)
+                        ? match
+                        : `${extraLeadingUnderscores}<em>${textWithinUnderscores}</em>`
+                ),
             },
             {
                 // Use \B in this case because \b doesn't match * or ~.