diff --git a/xep-0393.xml b/xep-0393.xml
index d5b76d08..774bf9dd 100644
--- a/xep-0393.xml
+++ b/xep-0393.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@
   <supersededby/>
   <shortname>styling</shortname>
   &sam;
+  <revision>
+    <version>0.2.1</version>
+    <date>2020-01-02</date>
+    <initials>ssw</initials>
+    <remark>
+      <p>
+        Make rules consistent with examples that show multiple styling
+        directives being applied to the same text.
+      </p>
+    </remark>
+  </revision>
   <revision>
     <version>0.2.0</version>
     <date>2019-09-02</date>
@@ -315,8 +326,9 @@
   <section2 topic='Spans' anchor='span'>
     <p>
       Matches of spans between two styling directives MUST contain some text
-      between the two styling directives and the opening styling directive MUST
-      be located at the beginning of the line, or after a whitespace character.
+      between the two styling directives and the opening styling directive
+      MUST be located at the beginning of the line, after a whitespace
+      character, or after a different opening styling directive.
       The opening styling directive MUST NOT be followed by a whitespace
       character and the closing styling directive MUST NOT be preceeded by a
       whitespace character.