diff --git a/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/bold.cson b/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/bold.cson
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f42f3b0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/bold.cson
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+'name': 'bold text'
+'scope': 'source.gfm'
+'tabTrigger': 'b'
+'content': '**$1**$0'
diff --git a/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/italic.cson b/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/italic.cson
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eccc243da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/gfm.tmbundle/Snippets/italic.cson
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+'name': 'italic text'
+'scope': 'source.gfm'
+'tabTrigger': 'i'
+'content': '*$1*$0'