# Strong style asterisk

**This** is fine

This **is** fine

This is **fine**

__This__ is not

This __is__ not

This is __not__

{MD050:-2} {MD050:-4} {MD050:-6}

Internal emphasis is preserved:
apple**banana**cherry, apple**banana**, **banana**cherry
apple__banana__cherry, apple__banana__, __banana__cherry

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    "style": "asterisk"
  }
} -->