| name | markdown-bold-spacing |
| description | Fix Markdown bold (**text**) spacing by adding half-width spaces before and after bold text when surrounded by Japanese characters. Use when working with Markdown files that need proper bold formatting, especially mixed Japanese/English documents where **強調** patterns need spaces for correct rendering. |
Markdown Bold Spacing
Automatically add half-width spaces around Markdown bold syntax (**text**) for proper rendering in Japanese documents.
Problem
Markdown bold syntax requires spaces around ** for correct rendering when adjacent to text:
これは**重要**です → renders incorrectlyこれは **重要** です → renders correctly
Usage
Run the included Python script on target Markdown files:
python3 scripts/fix_bold_spacing.py <file.md> > output.md
Or process multiple files:
find . -name "*.md" | while read f; do
python3 scripts/fix_bold_spacing.py "$f" > "$f.tmp" && mv "$f.tmp" "$f"
done
What It Does
Adds spaces:
- Before
** when preceded by Japanese characters (hiragana, katakana, kanji)
- After
** when followed by Japanese characters
Preserves (no changes):
- Line-start patterns:
**講師:**, ## **見出し:**
- List items:
- **項目:**, * **項目:**, 1. **項目:**
- Key-value format:
**キー:** 値
Script Reference
The scripts/fix_bold_spacing.py script handles:
- Line-by-line processing to preserve structure
- Regex-based pattern matching for Japanese characters
- Special case handling for lists, headers, and key-value pairs
