diff --git a/components/tcmd/index.tsx b/components/tcmd/index.tsx
index 2f5476c..5792bd6 100644
--- a/components/tcmd/index.tsx
+++ b/components/tcmd/index.tsx
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ const renderInlineToken = (l: Line) => {
             return <span>{token.content}</span>;
           case "bold":
             return <span className="font-bold">{token.content}</span>;
+          case "italic":
+            return <span className="italic">{token.content}</span>;
           case "anchor":
             return (
               <Link
diff --git a/lib/tcmd/tokenizeInline.ts b/lib/tcmd/tokenizeInline.ts
index 73cca93..85b4760 100644
--- a/lib/tcmd/tokenizeInline.ts
+++ b/lib/tcmd/tokenizeInline.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ export const inlineTokens: {
       return l.replace(this.rx, (_, __, val) => val);
     },
   },
+  {
+    rx: /(?<!\*)\*([^\*]+?)\*(?!\*)/g,
+    create(content, start, end, tokens) {
+      tokens.push({
+        content: this.replace(content[0]),
+        type: "italic",
+        end,
+        start,
+        uuid: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      });
+    },
+    replace(l) {
+      return l.replace(this.rx, (...all) => all[1]);
+    },
+  },
   {
     rx: /(?<![\!\?|^])\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g,
     create(content, start, end, tokens) {
diff --git a/test.md b/test.md
index 8f24cdb..26bd0aa 100644
--- a/test.md
+++ b/test.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 Lorem ^[ipsum]<<This is a popover test: ![Goofy](https://yt3.ggpht.com/a/AATXAJwbIW0TwEhqdT2ZPeSB1AtdtWD2ZXam80oijg=s900-c-k-c0xffffffff-no-rj-mo)>>
 dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut
 labore et dolore magna aliqua. Sollicitudin tempor id eu nisl nunc mi ipsum
-faucibus vitae. Lobortis elementum nibh tellus molestie nunc. Purus non enim
-praesent elementum facilisis leo vel. Orci nulla pellentesque dignissim enim sit
+faucibus vitae. **Lobortis** elementum nibh tellus molestie nunc. Purus non enim
+praesent *elementum* facilisis leo vel. Orci nulla pellentesque dignissim enim sit
 amet venenatis. Eu feugiat pretium nibh ipsum. Gravida dictum fusce ut placerat
 orci nulla pellentesque. Tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus nulla at volutpat
 diam ut. Proin sed libero enim sed faucibus turpis in eu mi. Dui sapien eget mi
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 922c0ec..23cab37 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 type InlineToken = {
-  type: "text" | "bold" | "anchor" | "image" | "popover";
+  type: "text" | "bold" | "anchor" | "image" | "popover" | "italic";
   content: string;
   data?: any;
   uuid: string;