Open the following Org mode document in a "make vanilla" Emacs: ------------------------- snip ------------------------- * foo =bar= baz
* FOO BAR BAZ [[*foo =bar= baz][Link Title]] ------------------------- snip ------------------------- For me that document renders like this: ------------------------- snip ------------------------- * foo =bar= baz * FOO BAR BAZ =bar=Link Title ------------------------- snip ------------------------- That is, the =bar= part leaks through from the otherwise hidden link target.