diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index f983134d7..45d8f0ca0 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ function reloadMarkdownProcessor(render_formulas = false) {
     else {
         converter = new showdown.Converter({
             emoji: "true",
+            literalMidWordUnderscores: "true",
         });
     }