diff --git a/src/org/org_text_delimiter.nim b/src/org/org_text_delimiter.nim
index f11a790..ef94b54 100644
--- a/src/org/org_text_delimiter.nim
+++ b/src/org/org_text_delimiter.nim
@@ -9,17 +9,20 @@ import ../utils/fp
 import ../parser/parser_internals
 import ../parser/parser_types
 
-let parseBetweenDelimiter* = proc(delimiterParser: (Parser -> ParserResult)): (Parser -> ParserResult) {.closure.} =
-  ignore(delimiterParser) +
-  anyUntil(delimiterParser + whitespace) +
-  ignore(delimiterParser)
+let parseBetweenDelimiter* = proc(start: (Parser -> ParserResult), stop: (Parser -> ParserResult)): (Parser -> ParserResult) {.closure.} =
+  ignore(start) +
+  anyUntil(stop + whitespace) +
+  ignore(start)
 
-let boldParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('*'))
-let italicParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('/'))
-let underlineParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('_'))
-let verbatimParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('='))
-let codeParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('~'))
-let strikeThroughParser* = parseBetweenDelimiter(ch('+'))
+let parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter* = proc(delimiterParser: (Parser -> ParserResult)): (Parser -> ParserResult) {.closure.} =
+  parseBetweenDelimiter(delimiterParser, delimiterParser)
+
+let boldParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('*'))
+let italicParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('/'))
+let underlineParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('_'))
+let verbatimParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('='))
+let codeParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('~'))
+let strikeThroughParser* = parseBetweenIdenticalDelimiter(ch('+'))
 
 type OrgBuilderT* = OrgElement
 type OrgBuilder* = Builder[OrgBuilderT]