diff --git a/lua/typstar/autosnippets.lua b/lua/typstar/autosnippets.lua
index 1dd4052..98064b3 100644
--- a/lua/typstar/autosnippets.lua
+++ b/lua/typstar/autosnippets.lua
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ function M.cap(i)
     return luasnip.function_node(function(_, snip) return snip.captures[i] end)
 end
 
+function M.leading_white_spaces(i)
+    -- isolate whitespaces of captured group
+    return luasnip.function_node(function(_, snip)
+        local capture = snip.captures[i] or '' -- Return capture or empty string if nil
+        -- Extract only leading whitespace using pattern matching
+        local whitespace = capture:match('^%s*') or ''
+        return whitespace
+    end)
+end
+
 function M.visual(idx, default)
     default = default or ''
     return luasnip.dynamic_node(idx, function(args, parent)
@@ -70,6 +80,17 @@ function M.start_snip(trigger, expand, insert, condition, priority)
     return M.snip('^(\\s*)' .. trigger, '<>' .. expand, { M.cap(1), unpack(insert) }, condition, priority)
 end
 
+function M.start_snip_in_newl(trigger, expand, insert, condition, priority)
+    return M.snip(
+        '([^\\s]\\s+)' .. trigger,
+        '<>\n<>' .. expand,
+        { M.cap(1), M.leading_white_spaces(1), unpack(insert) },
+        condition,
+        priority,
+        false
+    )
+end
+
 local alts_regex = '[\\[\\(](.*|.*)[\\)\\]]'
 
 function M.engine(trigger, opts)
diff --git a/lua/typstar/snippets/markup.lua b/lua/typstar/snippets/markup.lua
index 5218ce7..93af10d 100644
--- a/lua/typstar/snippets/markup.lua
+++ b/lua/typstar/snippets/markup.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ end
 
 return {
     start('dm', '$\n<>\t<>\n<>$', { cap(1), visual(1), cap(1) }, markup),
+    helper.start_snip_in_newl(
+        'dm',
+        '$\n<>\t<>\n<>$',
+        { helper.leading_white_spaces(1), visual(1), helper.leading_white_spaces(1) },
+        markup
+    ),
     start('fla', '#flashcard(0)[<>][\n<>\t<>\n<>]', { i(1, 'flashcard'), cap(1), visual(2), cap(1) }, markup),
     start('flA', '#flashcard(0, "<>")[\n<>\t<>\n<>]', { i(1, 'flashcard'), cap(1), visual(2), cap(1) }, markup),
     snip('IMP', '$==>>$ ', {}, markup),