diff --git a/markitzero.go b/markitzero.go
index 8c2ad57..d954d20 100644
--- a/markitzero.go
+++ b/markitzero.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/synlight"
 )
 
-var re_bolder = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\W)\*\*([\w\s,.!?':_-]+)\*\*($|\W)`)
-var re_italicer = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\W)\*([\w\s,.!?':_-]+)\*($|\W)`)
+var re_bolder = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\W)\*\*((?s:.*?))\*\*($|\W)`)
+var re_italicer = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\W)\*((?s:.*?))\*($|\W)`)
 var re_bigcoder = regexp.MustCompile("```(.*)\n?((?s:.*?))\n?```\n?")
 var re_coder = regexp.MustCompile("`([^`]*)`")
 var re_quoter = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m:^> (.*)\n?)`)
diff --git a/markitzero_test.go b/markitzero_test.go
index 79f5131..7c7b7ca 100644
--- a/markitzero_test.go
+++ b/markitzero_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ func TestBasictest(t *testing.T) {
 	doonezerotest(t, input, output)
 }
 
+func TestMultibold(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `**in** out **in**`
+	output := `<b>in</b> out <b>in</b>`
+	doonezerotest(t, input, output)
+}
+
 func TestLinebreak1(t *testing.T) {
 	input := "hello\n> a quote\na comment"
 	output := "hello<blockquote>a quote</blockquote><p>a comment"
@@ -72,7 +78,6 @@ func TestLinkinQuote(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBoldLink(t *testing.T) {
-	t.SkipNow()
 	input := `**b https://example.com/link b**`
 	output := `<b>b <a class="mention u-url" href="https://example.com/link">https://example.com/link</a> b</b>`
 	doonezerotest(t, input, output)