# Emphasis links do not work
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** markdown-it-review
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114 "2016-05-12T12:12:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114/1 "2016-05-12T12:12:43Z")
Hello guys, there is some problem with italic links when the URL has `"("` and `")"`, example: `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software)`
Steps for replay:
1. Put the link `https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software)`
to “Wikipedia Discourse”
- Select the “Wikipedia Discouse” link, and clic on “Emphasis” (or Crtl + i)
- Check the result.
* * *
Final result:
_[Wikipedia Discourse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software))_
> Trying with other link (other case)
> _[Discouse Emphasis](https://meta.discourse.org/)_
So, I think the problem was the “( )” symbols.
Could you check?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114/2 "2016-05-12T22:10:45Z")
OK so use one of the other dozen plus ways to achieve this?
_[Discourse Emphasis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software))_
`Discourse Emphasis`
_[Discourse Emphasis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software))_
```
_[Discourse Emphasis][1]_
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_(software)
```
I can go on..
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114/3 "2017-06-26T14:23:10Z")
This is now fixed per:
> [@CommonMark testing started here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/commonmark-testing-started-here/65121):
>
> Per our [migration plans](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-commonmark-migration-plans-confetti-ball-balloon), I just enabled [markdown.it](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it) at Meta. It is an excellent [CommonMark](http://commonmark.org/) compliant engine. I expect quite a few edges to be found during this period of testing. Do not open bugs about the new Engine, just reply here. I/we will be updating the top post here with the list of issues and striking out stuff as it is fixed. Current known issues (to be fixed)white_check_mark Onebox vanishes after you start typing and works not-super consistently white_check_mark pending…
Rebaked OP to confirm.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emphasis-links-do-not-work/44114/4 "2017-06-26T14:23:13Z")