Hi,

• Include the VimWiki settings from your .vimrc

let g:vimwiki_ext2syntax = {'.wiki': 'markdown'}
let g:vimwiki_list = [{'path': '$HOME/vimwiki/', 'syntax': 'markdown', 'ext': '.wiki'}]
let g:tagbar_type_vimwiki = {
          \   'ctagstype':'vimwiki'
          \ , 'kinds':['h:header']
          \ , 'sro':'&&&'
          \ , 'kind2scope':{'h':'header'}
          \ , 'sort':0
          \ , 'ctagsbin':'~/local/bin/vwtags.py'
          \ , 'ctagsargs': 'markdown'
          \ }

• Include the syntax you are using (default / Markdown / MediaWiki)
  Markdown

• Provide a detailed description of the problem including steps to reproduce the issue.

write

\*abc

the * will be escaped so not italics but

\*.abc

not, it remains in italics, the point makes a difference.

(the lines dont include backtics, just included them here on Github to write the line as code)

• Include the output of :VimwikiShowVersion.

Version: 2024.01.24
Os: Linux
Vim: 802
Branch: dev
Revision: 705ad1e
Date: 2024-06-23 12:11:20 -0400

Thanks for the help.