diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt
index 9409fda2..22db463c 100644
--- a/spec.txt
+++ b/spec.txt
@@ -641,6 +641,24 @@ ensure emphasis, etc. in East Asian text:
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+Zero-width space may also need to be used to achieve some emphasis effects 
+while satisfying Markdown's [emphasis and strong emphasis] rules:
+
+```````````````````````````````` example
+Hello *Super-*​**man**
+.
+<p>Hello <em>Super-</em>​<strong>man</strong></p>
+
+````````````````````````````````
+
+```````````````````````````````` example
+Hello ***Super***&#8203;**-man**
+.
+<p>Hello <em><strong>Super</strong></em>​<strong>-man</strong></p>
+
+````````````````````````````````
+
+
 Zero-width space can also be used to achieve some combined effects such as mixed
 bold/italic mark-up: