diff --git a/Sources/ExpandableText/ExpandableText.swift b/Sources/ExpandableText/ExpandableText.swift
index e083c61..5055ef3 100644
--- a/Sources/ExpandableText/ExpandableText.swift
+++ b/Sources/ExpandableText/ExpandableText.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public struct ExpandableText: View {
     
     @available(iOS 15, *)
     var markdownText: AttributedString {
-        (try? AttributedString(markdown: text)) ?? AttributedString()
+        (try? AttributedString(markdown: text, options: AttributedString.MarkdownParsingOptions(interpretedSyntax: .inlineOnlyPreservingWhitespace))) ?? AttributedString()
     }
     
     var font: Font = .body