diff --git a/src/parser/bold.rs b/src/parser/bold.rs
index 0f2d7675..9492c0a6 100644
--- a/src/parser/bold.rs
+++ b/src/parser/bold.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 
 use super::combinator::context_many_till;
+use super::document::in_section;
 use super::error::CustomError;
 use super::error::MyError;
 use super::error::Res;
@@ -8,10 +9,9 @@ use super::parser_context::ChainBehavior;
 use super::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use super::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use super::text::symbol;
+use super::text::text_element;
 use super::text::Bold;
 use super::text::TextElement;
-use super::text_element_parser::flat_text_element;
-use super::text_element_parser::in_section;
 use super::token::Token;
 use super::Context;
 use nom::branch::alt;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn bold<'s, 'r>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Bold<'
         }))
         .with_additional_node(ContextElement::Context("bold"));
     let (remaining, captured) = recognize(tuple((bold_start, |i| {
-        context_many_till(&parser_context, flat_text_element, context_bold_end)(i)
+        context_many_till(&parser_context, text_element, context_bold_end)(i)
     })))(i)?;
     let ret = Bold { contents: captured };
     Ok((remaining, ret))
diff --git a/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs b/src/parser/document.rs
similarity index 71%
rename from src/parser/text_element_parser.rs
rename to src/parser/document.rs
index 0ea7e1dd..806ea795 100644
--- a/src/parser/text_element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/document.rs
@@ -47,24 +47,3 @@ pub fn in_section<'s, 'r, 'x>(context: Context<'r, 's>, section_name: &'x str) -
     }
     false
 }
-
-pub fn flat_text_element<'s, 'r>(
-    context: Context<'r, 's>,
-    i: &'s str,
-) -> Res<&'s str, TextElement<'s>> {
-    not(|i| context.check_exit_matcher(i))(i)?;
-
-    let bold_matcher = parser_with_context!(bold)(&context);
-    let link_matcher = parser_with_context!(link)(&context);
-
-    alt((
-        map(bold_matcher, TextElement::Bold),
-        map(link_matcher, TextElement::Link),
-        map(span, TextElement::Span),
-        map(symbol("*"), TextElement::Symbol),
-        map(symbol("["), TextElement::Symbol),
-        map(symbol("]"), TextElement::Symbol),
-        map(space, TextElement::Space),
-        map(line_break, TextElement::LineBreak),
-    ))(i)
-}
diff --git a/src/parser/link.rs b/src/parser/link.rs
index c78b2df4..ac318880 100644
--- a/src/parser/link.rs
+++ b/src/parser/link.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 
 use super::combinator::context_many_till;
+use super::document::in_section;
 use super::error::CustomError;
 use super::error::MyError;
 use super::error::Res;
@@ -8,10 +9,9 @@ use super::parser_context::ChainBehavior;
 use super::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use super::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use super::text::symbol;
+use super::text::text_element;
 use super::text::Link;
 use super::text::TextElement;
-use super::text_element_parser::flat_text_element;
-use super::text_element_parser::in_section;
 use super::Context;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn link<'s, 'r>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, Link<'
         }))
         .with_additional_node(ContextElement::Context("link"));
     let (remaining, captured) = recognize(tuple((link_start, |i| {
-        context_many_till(&parser_context, flat_text_element, context_link_end)(i)
+        context_many_till(&parser_context, text_element, context_link_end)(i)
     })))(i)?;
     let ret = Link { contents: captured };
     Ok((remaining, ret))
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 14a49c27..f3f80d7b 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod paragraph;
 mod parser_context;
 mod parser_with_context;
 mod text;
-mod text_element_parser;
+mod document;
 mod token;
-pub use text_element_parser::document;
+pub use document::document;
 type Context<'r, 's> = &'r parser_context::ContextTree<'r, 's>;
diff --git a/src/parser/paragraph.rs b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
index 61629726..ff4845a6 100644
--- a/src/parser/paragraph.rs
+++ b/src/parser/paragraph.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use super::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use super::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use super::text::blank_line;
 use super::text::line_break;
+use super::text::text_element;
 use super::text::Paragraph;
 use super::text::TextElement;
-use super::text_element_parser::flat_text_element;
 use super::token::Token;
 use super::Context;
 use nom::branch::alt;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub fn paragraph<'s, 'r>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, P
         }))
         .with_additional_node(ContextElement::StartOfParagraph);
     let (remaining, (many, till)) =
-        context_many_till(&paragraph_context, flat_text_element, context_paragraph_end)(i)?;
+        context_many_till(&paragraph_context, text_element, context_paragraph_end)(i)?;
     let many = many
         .into_iter()
         .filter_map(|token| match token {
diff --git a/src/parser/text.rs b/src/parser/text.rs
index 13d52061..c12f1990 100644
--- a/src/parser/text.rs
+++ b/src/parser/text.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
 use nom::character::complete::alphanumeric1;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
 use nom::character::complete::space1;
 use nom::combinator::map;
+use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::multi::many_till;
 
+use super::bold::bold;
 use super::error::Res;
+use super::link::link;
+use super::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
+use super::Context;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum TextElement<'a> {
@@ -92,3 +98,21 @@ pub fn blank_line(input: &str) -> Res<&str, BlankLine> {
         |contents| BlankLine { contents },
     )(input)
 }
+
+pub fn text_element<'s, 'r>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, TextElement<'s>> {
+    not(|i| context.check_exit_matcher(i))(i)?;
+
+    let bold_matcher = parser_with_context!(bold)(&context);
+    let link_matcher = parser_with_context!(link)(&context);
+
+    alt((
+        map(bold_matcher, TextElement::Bold),
+        map(link_matcher, TextElement::Link),
+        map(span, TextElement::Span),
+        map(symbol("*"), TextElement::Symbol),
+        map(symbol("["), TextElement::Symbol),
+        map(symbol("]"), TextElement::Symbol),
+        map(space, TextElement::Space),
+        map(line_break, TextElement::LineBreak),
+    ))(i)
+}