# Attempt to parse backticks
	#
	# Adding either a backtick code span or a literal sequence of backticks.
	private fun parse_backticks: Bool do
		var column_before = column
		var ticks = match(re_ticks_here)
		if ticks == null then return false

		var after_open_ticks = index
		var matched = match(re_ticks)
		while matched != null do
			if matched == ticks then
				var content = input.substring(after_open_ticks, index - after_open_ticks - ticks.length)
				content = content.trim
				content = content.replace(re_whitespace, " ")
				var node = new MdCode(new MdLocation(line, column_before, line, column), matched.to_s, content.trim)
				append_node(node)
				column += 1
				return true
			end
			matched = match(re_ticks)
		end
		# If we got here, we didn't match a closing backtick sequence
		index = after_open_ticks
		column = after_open_ticks + 1
		append_text(ticks)
		return true
	end