diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ced83c1..13f8f64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ import markdownItMath from "markdown-it-math";
 
 // Optional (with defaults)
 const options = {
-  inlineDelimiters: ["$", ["$`", "`$"]]
+  inlineDelimiters: ["$", ["$`", "`$"]],
+  inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding: false,
   blockDelimiters: "$$",
   defaultRendererOptions,
   inlineCustomElement, // see below
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ default renderer.
   strings or pairs containing empty strings are ignored. If no valid
   strings or pairs are provided, it will turn off the rule.
   Default ``["$", ["$`", "`$"]]``.
+- `inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding`: Whether to allow whitespace
+  immediately after the opening delimiter and immediately before the
+  closing delimiter. You may want this if you use e.g. ``$`...`$`` or
+  `\(...\)` as delimiters where the risk of non-intended math
+  expression is low.
 - `blockDelimiters`: Same as above, but for block expressions. Default `"$$"`.
 - `defaultRendererOptions`: The options passed into the default
   renderer. Ignored if you use a custom renderer. Default `{}`
@@ -299,7 +305,7 @@ const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
     return temml.renderToString(src);
   },
 
-  blockDelimiters: [$$, ["\\[", "\\]"]],
+  blockDelimiters: ["$$", ["\\[", "\\]"]],
   blockRenderer(src, token) {
     if (token.markup === "$$") {
       return mathup(src, { display: "block" }).toString();
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f64dabb..afec3f5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ function fromDelimiterOption(delimiters) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {Array<[string, string]>} delimiters
+ * @param {object} options
+ * @param {Array<[string, string]>} options.delimiters
+ * @param {boolean} options.allowWhiteSpacePadding
  * @returns {RuleInline}
  */
-function createInlineMathRule(delimiters) {
+function createInlineMathRule({ delimiters, allowWhiteSpacePadding }) {
   return (state, silent) => {
     const start = state.pos;
 
@@ -76,8 +78,11 @@ function createInlineMathRule(delimiters) {
     for (const [open, close] of markers) {
       const pos = start + open.length;
 
-      if (state.md.utils.isWhiteSpace(state.src.charCodeAt(pos))) {
-        // Don’t allow whitespace immediately after open delimiter ... for now.
+      if (
+        state.md.utils.isWhiteSpace(state.src.charCodeAt(pos)) &&
+        !allowWhiteSpacePadding
+      ) {
+        // Don’t allow whitespace immediately after open delimiter
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -88,12 +93,19 @@ function createInlineMathRule(delimiters) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Don’t allow whitespace immediately before close delimiter ... for now.
-      if (state.md.utils.isWhiteSpace(state.src.charCodeAt(matchStart - 1))) {
+      if (
+        state.md.utils.isWhiteSpace(state.src.charCodeAt(matchStart - 1)) &&
+        !allowWhiteSpacePadding
+      ) {
+        // Don’t allow whitespace immediately before close delimiter
         continue;
       }
 
-      const content = state.src.slice(pos, matchStart).replaceAll("\n", " ");
+      let content = state.src.slice(pos, matchStart).replaceAll("\n", " ");
+
+      if (allowWhiteSpacePadding) {
+        content = content.replace(/^ (.+) $/, "$1");
+      }
 
       if (!silent) {
         const token = state.push("math_inline", "math", 0);
@@ -281,6 +293,7 @@ function defaultBlockRenderer(options, md) {
  * @property {string} [inlineClose] - Deprecated: Use inlineDelimiters
  * @property {CustomElementOption} [inlineCustomElement] - If you want to render to a custom element.
  * @property {Renderer} [inlineRenderer] - Custom renderer for inline math. Default mathup.
+ * @property {boolean} [inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding] - If you want allow inline math to start or end with whitespace.
  * @property {string | Delimiter[]} [blockDelimiters] - Block math delimters.
  * @property {string} [blockOpen] - Deprecated: Use blockDelimiters
  * @property {string} [blockClose] - Deprecated: Use blockDelimiters
@@ -295,6 +308,7 @@ export default function markdownItMath(
   {
     defaultRendererOptions = {},
 
+    inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding = false,
     inlineOpen,
     inlineClose,
     inlineDelimiters = inlineOpen && inlineClose
@@ -320,7 +334,10 @@ export default function markdownItMath(
 ) {
   const inlineDelimitersArray = fromDelimiterOption(inlineDelimiters);
   if (inlineDelimitersArray) {
-    const inlineMathRule = createInlineMathRule(inlineDelimitersArray);
+    const inlineMathRule = createInlineMathRule({
+      delimiters: inlineDelimitersArray,
+      allowWhiteSpacePadding: inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding,
+    });
 
     md.inline.ruler.before("escape", "math_inline", inlineMathRule);
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index db32b25..46ca8e3 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -371,8 +371,10 @@ $$
 });
 
 suite("Options", () => {
-  test("Thick dollar delims", (t) => {
+  test("Thick dollar delims", () => {
     const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+      inlineCustomElement,
+      blockCustomElement,
       inlineDelimiters: "$$",
       blockDelimiters: "$$$",
     });
@@ -384,10 +386,13 @@ $$$
 $$$
 `;
 
-    t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+    assert.equal(
+      md.render(src),
+      [p(`Foo ${mathspan("1+1 = 2")} bar`), mathblock("1+1 = 2")].join(""),
+    );
   });
 
-  test("No delimiters turns off rules", (t) => {
+  test("No delimiters turns off rules", () => {
     const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
       inlineDelimiters: "",
       blockDelimiters: [],
@@ -400,13 +405,15 @@ $$
 $$
 `;
 
-    t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+    assert.equal(md.render(src), p("Foo $1+1 = 2$ bar", "$$\n1+1 = 2\n$$"));
   });
 
-  test("Empty open or close dilimeters are filtered out", (t) => {
+  test("Empty open or close dilimeters are filtered out", () => {
     const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
-      inlineDelimiters: ["", ["", "$"]],
+      blockCustomElement,
       blockDelimiters: [["$$", ""]],
+      inlineCustomElement,
+      inlineDelimiters: ["", ["", "$"]],
     });
 
     const src = `Foo $1+1 = 2$ bar
@@ -416,21 +423,37 @@ $$
 $$
 `;
 
-    t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+    assert.equal(md.render(src), p("Foo $1+1 = 2$ bar", "$$\n1+1 = 2\n$$"));
   });
 
-  test("Space dollar delims", (t) => {
+  test("Space dollar delims", () => {
     const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+      blockCustomElement,
+      inlineCustomElement,
       inlineDelimiters: [["$ ", " $"]],
     });
 
-    const src = `Foo $ 1+1 = 2 $ bar`;
+    const src = `foo $ 1+1 = 2 $ bar`;
 
-    t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+    assert.equal(md.render(src), p(`foo ${mathspan("1+1 = 2")} bar`));
+  });
+
+  test("Allow inline space padding", () => {
+    const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+      blockCustomElement,
+      inlineCustomElement,
+      inlineAllowWhiteSpacePadding: true,
+    });
+
+    const src = "foo $` 1+1 = 2 `$ bar";
+
+    assert.equal(md.render(src), p(`foo ${mathspan("1+1 = 2")} bar`));
   });
 
-  test("LaTeX style delims", (t) => {
+  test("LaTeX style delims", () => {
     const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+      inlineCustomElement,
+      blockCustomElement,
       inlineDelimiters: [["\\(", "\\)"]],
       blockDelimiters: [["\\[", "\\]"]],
     });
@@ -442,7 +465,10 @@ $$
 \]
 `;
 
-    t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+    assert.equal(
+      md.render(src),
+      [p(`Foo ${mathspan("1+1 = 2")} bar`), mathblock("1+1 = 2")].join(""),
+    );
   });
 
   test("Different options for the default renderer", (t) => {
@@ -538,17 +564,22 @@ $$`;
   });
 
   suite("Depricated", () => {
-    test("inlineOpen inlineClose blockOpen blockClose", (t) => {
-      const md = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+    test("inlineOpen inlineClose blockOpen blockClose", () => {
+      const mdDepricated = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
         inlineOpen: "$((",
         inlineClose: "))$",
         blockOpen: "$[[",
         blockClose: "]]$",
       });
 
+      const mdRecommended = markdownIt().use(markdownItMath, {
+        inlineDelimiters: [["$((", "))$"]],
+        blockDelimiters: [["$[[", "]]$"]],
+      });
+
       const src = '$(("inline"))$\n$[["block"]]$';
 
-      t.assert.snapshot(md.render(src));
+      assert.equal(mdDepricated.render(src), mdRecommended.render(src));
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/test.js.snapshot b/test/test.js.snapshot
index 4b15c4e..c1a06b9 100644
--- a/test/test.js.snapshot
+++ b/test/test.js.snapshot
@@ -1,31 +1,7 @@
-exports[`Options > Depricated > inlineOpen inlineClose blockOpen blockClose 1`] = `
-"<p><math><mtext>inline</mtext></math></p>\\n<math display=\\"block\\"><mtext>block</mtext></math>\\n"
-`;
-
 exports[`Options > Different options for the default renderer 1`] = `
 "<p><math><mn>40,2</mn></math></p>\\n<math display=\\"block\\"><mn>40,2</mn></math>\\n"
 `;
 
-exports[`Options > Empty open or close dilimeters are filtered out 1`] = `
-"<p>Foo $1+1 = 2$ bar</p>\\n<p>$$\\n1+1 = 2\\n$$</p>\\n"
-`;
-
-exports[`Options > LaTeX style delims 1`] = `
-"<p>Foo <math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></math> bar</p>\\n<math display=\\"block\\"><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></math>\\n"
-`;
-
-exports[`Options > No delimiters turns off rules 1`] = `
-"<p>Foo $1+1 = 2$ bar</p>\\n<p>$$\\n1+1 = 2\\n$$</p>\\n"
-`;
-
-exports[`Options > Space dollar delims 1`] = `
-"<p>Foo <math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></math> bar</p>\\n"
-`;
-
-exports[`Options > Thick dollar delims 1`] = `
-"<p>Foo <math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></math> bar</p>\\n<math display=\\"block\\"><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow><mo>=</mo><mn>2</mn></math>\\n"
-`;
-
 exports[`Options > Use Temml as renderer > block 1`] = `
 "<math display=\\"block\\" class=\\"tml-display\\" style=\\"display:block math;\\"><mrow><mrow><mi>sin</mi><mo>⁡</mo></mrow><mo form=\\"prefix\\" stretchy=\\"false\\">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>π</mi><mo form=\\"postfix\\" stretchy=\\"false\\">)</mo></mrow></math>\\n"
 `;