feat!: add `no-emphasis-as-headings` rule by lumirlumir · Pull Request #709 · eslint/markdown

lumirlumir · 2026-08-12T06:23:03Z

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What is the purpose of this pull request?

This PR adds a new no-emphasis-as-headings rule, as mentioned in #683.

What changes did you make? (Give an overview)

TODO:

handle HTML node? **foo.<strong>bar</strong>** or add releavnt test cases?
add valid test case to ensure linkReference is not skipped intentionally.

Added the implementation, tests, and documentation.

There are some behavioral differences compared with the implementation in markdownlint. Some are bugs, while others are intentional. For example, nested emphasis and strong markers such as ***foo*** are not reported by markdownlint, but I think this was overlooked and should be reported. I’ve left comments in the tests where these behavioral differences occur.

Related Issues

Closes: #683

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New Features
- Added the no-emphasis-as-headings rule to flag standalone emphasis or strong text used as headings.
- Added configurable punctuation support, including custom punctuation options.
Documentation
- Documented the new rule, configuration options, examples, and usage guidance.
- Added the rule to the recommended rules list.
Tests
- Added comprehensive coverage for Markdown formats, nesting, punctuation, whitespace, and custom configurations.
Chores
- Updated ignore settings for test.md.

This rule will be implemented in eslint/markdown#709 instead.

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This pull request adds the no-emphasis-as-headings Markdown rule. It detects standalone emphasis or strong paragraphs, adds tests, documents configuration and examples, registers the rule in the README, and updates .gitignore.

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Emphasis heading rule

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Rule implementation `src/rules/no-emphasis-as-headings.js`	Adds the rule with CommonMark and GFM support, container filtering, punctuation options, HTML comment handling, and reporting.
Rule validation `tests/rules/no-emphasis-as-headings.test.js`	Adds valid and invalid cases for emphasis forms, containers, whitespace, comments, math, positions, performance, images, footnotes, and custom punctuation.
Documentation and metadata `docs/rules/no-emphasis-as-headings.md`, `README.md`, `.gitignore`	Documents the rule and its options, adds it to the recommended rules table, and ignores `test.md`.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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  participant MarkdownParser
  participant NoEmphasisAsHeadings
  participant ESLint
  MarkdownParser->>NoEmphasisAsHeadings: Provide parsed Markdown nodes
  NoEmphasisAsHeadings->>NoEmphasisAsHeadings: Validate standalone emphasis or strong paragraphs
  NoEmphasisAsHeadings->>ESLint: Emit noEmphasisAsHeadings when applicable

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The pull request adds `test.md` to `.gitignore`. Issue `#683` does not require this ignore entry, and the reviewed rule and tests do not demonstrate a connection to it.	Remove the `test.md` entry from `.gitignore`, unless the pull request provides evidence that the file is generated by or required for issue `#683`.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue `#683` requires a warning for emphasized text used as a section label instead of a Markdown heading. `src/rules/no-emphasis-as-headings.js` implements this behavior for emphasis and strong text. `…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the primary change: adding the `no-emphasis-as-headings` rule. The `feat!` prefix also indicates the intended breaking feature.

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lumirlumir · 2026-09-19T14:23:29Z

I’ve added test.md for local testing purposes.

This follows the same convention used in the CSS and ESLint repositories:

https://github.com/eslint/css/blob/main/.gitignore#L62

https://github.com/eslint/eslint/blob/main/.gitignore#L4

lumirlumir · 2026-09-19T14:25:26Z

+		languages: ["markdown/commonmark", "markdown/gfm"],
+
+		docs: {
+			recommended: true,


Adding this rule to recommended would be a breaking change under our policy, but since the v9.0.0 release is still pending, I’ve marked it as recommended: true:

feat: add no-emphasis-as-heading rule

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New Rule: no-emphasis-as-heading #683

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chore(eslint-markdown): remove dummy rule no-bold-paragraph eslint-markdown/eslint-markdown#649

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lumirlumir added a commit to eslint-markdown/eslint-markdown that referenced this pull request Aug 13, 2026

chore(eslint-markdown): remove dummy rule no-bold-paragraph (#649)

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This rule will be implemented in eslint/markdown#709 instead.

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lumirlumir changed the title ~~feat: add no-emphasis-as-headings rule~~ feat!: add no-emphasis-as-headings rule Sep 17, 2026

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