diff --git a/src/stateToMarkdown.js b/src/stateToMarkdown.js
index a94f1fd..0838e6d 100644
--- a/src/stateToMarkdown.js
+++ b/src/stateToMarkdown.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class MarkupGenerator {
           content = `++${content}++`;
         }
         if (style.has(ITALIC)) {
-          content = `_${content}_`;
+          content = `*${content}*`;
         }
         if (style.has(STRIKETHROUGH)) {
           // TODO: encode `~`?