header_attributes, link_attributes and a few more (div, span etc) are 
supported on normal markdown. but currently not on the emphasis element.

On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:34:19 AM UTC+2 ch_...-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org wrote:

> why aren't attributes supported in "normal" markdown?
>
> John MacFarlane schrieb am Freitag, 21. August 2020 um 22:51:31 UTC+2:
>
>>
>> You're doing it right -- but currently no format supports 
>> both yaml metadata and attributes. 
>>
>> When we add suppport for yaml metadata blocks to commonmark, 
>> you'll be able to use that. 
>>
>> Christian Müller <ch_...-S0/GAf8tV78@public.gmane.org> writes: 
>>
>> > I would like to use attributes like the following 
>> > 
>> > *something*{.timing} 
>> > 
>> > which should render to 
>> > 
>> > <em class="timing">something</em> or alternatively <span 
>> > class="timing"><em>something</em></span> 
>> > 
>> > According to documentation I need the attributes extension. When I do 
>> --from=markdown+attributes 
>> > I get 
>> > 
>> > The extension attributes is not supported for markdown 
>> > 
>> > When I try commonmark --from=commonmark+attributes instead it does 
>> work. 
>> > However, I also need the Yaml meta data block. 
>> --from=commonmark+attributes+yaml_metadata_block 
>> > yields 
>> > 
>> > The extension yaml_metadata_block is not supported for commonmark 
>> > 
>> > Am I doing something wrong? I'd rather stay with markdown (it's an 
>> older 
>> > document) 
>> > 
>> > (using the official pandoc build for windows) 
>> > 
>> > pandoc.exe 2.10.1 
>> > Compiled with pandoc-types 1.21, texmath 0.12.0.2, skylighting 0.8.5 
>> > 
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