markdownlint/doc/md038.md

MD038 - Spaces inside code span elements

Tags: code, whitespace

Aliases: no-space-in-code

Fixable: Some violations can be fixed by tooling

This rule is triggered for code span elements that have spaces adjacent to the backticks:

`some text `

` some text`

To fix this, remove any spaces adjacent to the backticks:

`some text`

Note: A single leading and trailing space is allowed by the specification and automatically trimmed (in order to allow for code spans that embed backticks):

`` `backticks` ``

Note: A single leading or trailing space is allowed if used to separate code span markers from an embedded backtick (though the space is not trimmed):

`` ` embedded backtick``

Rationale: Violations of this rule are usually unintentional and may lead to improperly-rendered content. If spaces beside backticks are intentional, this rule can be disabled for that line or file.