# `MD038` - Spaces inside code span elements

Tags: `code`, `whitespace`

Aliases: `no-space-in-code`

Fixable: Some violations can be fixed by tooling

This rule is triggered for code spans containing content with unnecessary space
next to the beginning or ending backticks:

```markdown
`some text `

` some text`

`   some text   `
```

To fix this, remove the extra space characters from the beginning and ending:

```markdown
`some text`
```

Note: A single leading *and* trailing space is allowed by the specification and
trimmed by the parser to support code spans that begin or end with a backtick:

```markdown
`` `backticks` ``

`` backtick` ``
```

Note: When single-space padding is present in the input, it will be preserved
(even if unnecessary):

```markdown
` code `
```

Note: Code spans containing only spaces are allowed by the specification and are
also preserved:

```markdown
` `

`   `
```

Rationale: Violations of this rule are usually unintentional and can lead to
improperly-rendered content.