Is it possible to NOT apply the formatting to the markdown symbols in the editor?

eg. \~\~strike through\~\~ would not apply the strike to the ~~ as it obscures the symbols somewhat.
Ideally, the same would apply \*\*bold\*\* would only bold the word and not the asterisks and \_italic\_ would only italicise the word italic.
(obviously, the symbols aren't shown in the preview so it is only the editor, which has partial WYSIWYG, I am talking about).

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the editor's partial WYSIWYG formatting logic and its tests, then verify that Markdown markers remain unformatted in the editor while the enclosed text is formatted, without changing the preview output.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.