Hi, When I have an emphasized section with a macro inside and the macro contains the emphasis delimiter, macro expansion is broken (i.e. doesn't happen, it is exported verbatim, including the braces and the macro name). In for / and * the emphasis section ends where the delimiter shows up in the Macro though not for =. I attached the emacs configuration used (.temacs), the example org file as well as exports to ASCII and LaTeX. I also tested org versions 9.7, 9.6,... down to 9.2 ('make autoloads' breaks for 9.1), the same happens there as well as on origin/main. I started emacs using the command “emacs -Q -l .temacs tmp/macrotest.org” Thanks for any help. Best regards Robert Emacs : GNU Emacs 29.4 (build 1, x86_64-unknown-openbsd, GTK+ Version 2.24.33, cairo version 1.18.2) of 2024-09-28 Package: Org mode version 9.7.16 (release_9.7.16 @ /home/roklein/ot/org-mode/lisp/) current state: ============== (setq org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-bibtex-headline-format-function 'org-bibtex-headline-format-default org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read) org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links) org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function org-ascii-format-drawer-function '(closure (t) (_name contents _width) contents) org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change org-cycle-display-inline-images) org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read) org-yank-image-file-name-function 'org-yank-image-autogen-filename org-mode-hook '((closure (org--rds reftex-docstruct-symbol org-attach-method org--single-lines-list-is-paragraph org-element-greater-elements org-agenda-restrict-end org-agenda-restrict-begin org-agenda-restrict visual-fill-column-width org-clock-history org-agenda-current-date org-with-time org-defdecode org-def org-read-date-inactive org-ans2 org-ans1 org-columns-current-fmt-compiled org-clock-current-task org-clock-effort org-agenda-skip-function org-agenda-skip-comment-trees org-agenda-archives-mode org-end-time-was-given org-time-was-given org-log-note-extra org-log-note-purpose org-log-post-message org-last-inserted-timestamp org-last-changed-timestamp org-entry-property-inherited-from org-state org-agenda-headline-snapshot-before-repeat org-agenda-buffer-name org-agenda-start-on-weekday org-agenda-buffer-tmp-name org-log-note-marker org-priority-regexp org-mode-abbrev-table org-element-cache-persistent org-element-cache-version buffer-face-mode-face org-tbl-menu org-org-menu org-struct-menu org-entities org-last-state org-id-track-globally org-clock-start-time texmathp-why remember-data-file org-agenda-tags-todo-honor-ignore-options calc-embedded-open-mode calc-embedded-open-formula calc-embedded-close-formula align-mode-rules-list org-emphasis-alist org-emphasis-regexp-components org-export-registered-backends org-modules crm-separator org-babel-load-languages org-id-overriding-file-name org-indent-indentation-per-level org-element--timestamp-regexp org-element-cache-map-continue-from org-element-paragraph-separate org-agenda-buffer-name org-inlinetask-min-level t) nil (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook 'org-fold-show-all 'append 'local) ) (closure (org-src-window-setup *this* org-babel-confirm-evaluate-answer-no org-babel-tangle-uncomment-comments org-src-lang-modes org-edit-src-content-indentation org-babel-library-of-babel t) nil (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook #'org-babel-show-result-all 'append 'local) ) org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) org-latex-format-drawer-function '(closure (engrave-faces-latex-mathescape engrave-faces-current-preset-style engrave-faces-latex-output-style t) (_ contents) contents) org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-html-format-drawer-function '(closure (htmlize-buffer-places org-html-format-table-no-css htmlize-css-name-prefix htmlize-output-type htmlize-output-type htmlize-css-name-prefix t) (_name contents) contents) outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible org-sort-function 'string-collate-lessp org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org--warnings nil org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default org-odt-format-drawer-function '(closure (hfy-user-sheet-assoc hfy-html-quote-regex hfy-html-quote-map hfy-face-to-css hfy-begin-span-handler hfy-end-span-handler archive-zip-extract nxml-auto-insert-xml-declaration-flag t) (_name contents) contents) org-persist-directory "/tmp/org-persist-nYIrul" org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold-core--isearch-reveal org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write) org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete org-attach-complete-link) ("id" :follow org-id-open :store org-id-store-link-maybe) ("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store org-eww-store-link) ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link) ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export org-irc-export) ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store org-info-store-link :insert-description org-info-description-as-command) ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link) ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link) ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("doi" :follow org-link-doi-open :export org-link-doi-export) ("fm" :export org-fm-export-link) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) ("news" :follow (closure ((scheme . "news")) (url arg) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url) arg)) ) ("mailto" :follow (closure ((scheme . "mailto")) (url arg) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url) arg)) ) ("https" :follow (closure ((scheme . "https")) (url arg) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url) arg)) ) ("http" :follow (closure ((scheme . "http")) (url arg) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url) arg)) ) ("ftp" :follow (closure ((scheme . "ftp")) (url arg) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url) arg)) ) ("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store org-link--store-help) ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)) org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) )