diff --git a/snippets/markdown.snippets b/snippets/markdown.snippets
index 147a41c..5bed6cd 100644
--- a/snippets/markdown.snippets
+++ b/snippets/markdown.snippets
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ snippet <*
 	<`@*`>
 snippet <c
 	<`@+`>
+snippet **
+	**${1:bold}**
+snippet __
+	__${1:bold}__
 snippet ===
 	`repeat('=', strlen(getline(line(".") - 1)) - strlen(getline('.')))`