diff --git a/java/markup/AbstractList.java b/java/markup/AbstractList.java
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+package markup;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nikita Doschennikov (me@fymio.us)
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractList implements ContainsInListItem {
+
+    private final List<ListItem> items;
+    private final String highlight;
+    private final String texBegin;
+    private final String texEnd;
+
+    protected AbstractList(
+        List<ListItem> items,
+        String highlight,
+        String texBegin,
+        String texEnd
+    ) {
+        this.items = items;
+        this.highlight = highlight;
+        this.texBegin = texBegin;
+        this.texEnd = texEnd;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toHtml(StringBuilder sb) {
+        sb.append("<").append(highlight).append(">");
+        for (ListItem item : items) {
+            item.toHtml(sb);
+        }
+        sb.append("</").append(highlight).append(">");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toMarkdown(StringBuilder sb) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public void toTex(StringBuilder sb) {
+        sb.append(texBegin);
+        for (ListItem item : items) {
+            item.toTex(sb);
+        }
+        sb.append(texEnd);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/markup/AbstractMarkup.java b/java/markup/AbstractMarkup.java
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+package markup;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nikita Doschennikov (me@fymio.us)
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractMarkup implements Markdown, Html, Tex {
+
+    protected final List<? extends Markup> items;
+    private final String highlightMarkdown;
+    private final String highlightHtml;
+    private final String highlightTexOpen;
+    private final String highlightTexClose;
+
+    protected AbstractMarkup(
+        List<? extends Markup> items,
+        String highlightMarkdown,
+        String highlightHtml,
+        String highlightTexOpen,
+        String highlightTexClose
+    ) {
+        this.items = items;
+        this.highlightMarkdown = highlightMarkdown;
+        this.highlightHtml = highlightHtml;
+        this.highlightTexOpen = highlightTexOpen;
+        this.highlightTexClose = highlightTexClose;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toMarkdown(StringBuilder sb) {
+        sb.append(highlightMarkdown);
+        for (Markup item : items) {
+            item.toMarkdown(sb);
+        }
+        sb.append(highlightMarkdown);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toHtml(StringBuilder sb) {
+        if (!highlightHtml.isEmpty()) {
+            sb.append("<").append(highlightHtml).append(">");
+        }
+        for (Markup item : items) {
+            item.toHtml(sb);
+        }
+        if (!highlightHtml.isEmpty()) {
+            sb.append("</").append(highlightHtml).append(">");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void toTex(StringBuilder sb) {
+        sb.append(highlightTexOpen);
+        for (Markup item : items) {
+            if (item instanceof Text) {
+                ((Text) item).toTex(sb);
+            } else if (item instanceof AbstractMarkup) {
+                ((AbstractMarkup) item).toTex(sb);
+            } else if (item instanceof AbstractList) {
+                ((AbstractList) item).toTex(sb);
+            }
+        }
+        sb.append(highlightTexClose);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/markup/ContainsInListItem.java b/java/markup/ContainsInListItem.java
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+++ b/java/markup/ContainsInListItem.java
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+package markup;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nikita Doschennikov (me@fymio.us)
+ */
+public interface ContainsInListItem extends Markup {}
diff --git a/java/markup/Emphasis.java b/java/markup/Emphasis.java
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+++ b/java/markup/Emphasis.java
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+package markup;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nikita Doschennikov (me@fymio.us)
+ */
+public class Emphasis extends AbstractMarkup implements PartOfParagraph {
+
+    public Emphasis(List<PartOfParagraph> items) {
+        super(items, "*", "em", "\\emph{", "}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/markup/Html.java b/java/markup/Html.java
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+++ b/java/markup/Html.java
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+package markup;
+
+/**
+ * @author Nikita Doschennikov (me@fymio.us)
+ */
+public interface Html {
+    void toHtml(StringBuilder sb);
+}