diff --git a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/marks/Italic.js b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/marks/Italic.js
index 6a513f37..47385087 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/marks/Italic.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap-extensions/src/marks/Italic.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class ItalicMark extends Mark {
 
 	inputRules({ type }) {
 		return [
-			markInputRule(/(?:^|[^\*_])(?:\*|_)([^\*_]+)(?:\*|_)$/, type),
+			markInputRule(/(?:\*|_)([^\*_]+)(?:\*|_)$/, type),
 		]
 	}