Pointer e.g. `*sth` in highlight msg turns it into italic

[Dave]

I searched for "star" and "italic" in issues here and in ycmd before opening this, hope my question is not a duplicate.

fn testFn(idi: u8, server: *Server, extra:anytype) void

is this caused by the lsp, or is it on YouCompleteMe @ 3ededae ?