### Bug description

Using Quarto 1.3.340 on macOS.

Given the Quarto `index.qmd` document:

````markdown
1.  Some thing.
2.  Another **[`GET
    /some/arbitrarily/long/thing`](https://example.com/api/reference/some-arbitrarily-long-thing)**
    thing that you want to know about.
3.  Success!
````

When previewed, the link text is ... spaced-out.

<img width="714" alt="image" src="https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/assets/362187/f68aef8a-a9e2-462a-9776-c46b5b688a91">

Workaround: Remove the newline within the fixed-font region.

```
[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
      Pandoc version 3.1.1: OK
      Dart Sass version 1.55.0: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
      Version: 1.3.340
      Path: /Applications/RStudio.app/Contents/Resources/app/quarto/bin

[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
      Version: 3.9.6
      Path: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/python3
      Jupyter: (None)

      Jupyter is not available in this Python installation.
      Install with python3 -m pip install jupyter

[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
      Version: 3.6.3
      Path: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources
      LibPaths:
        - /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.6/Resources/library
      knitr: 1.42.8
      rmarkdown: 2.20

[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
```

### Checklist

- [X] Please include a minimal, fully reproducible example in a single .qmd file? Please provide the whole file rather than the snippet you believe is causing the issue.
- [X] Please [format your issue](https://quarto.org/bug-reports.html#formatting-make-githubs-markdown-work-for-us) so it is easier for us to read the bug report.
- [X] Please document the RStudio IDE version you're running (if applicable), by providing the value displayed in the "About RStudio" main menu dialog?
- [X] Please document the operating system you're running. If on Linux, please provide the specific distribution.
- [X] Please provide the output of `quarto check` so we know which version of quarto and its dependencies you're running.
2023-05-23T15:51:18Z
aronatkins
bug
open
line-wrap of inline code produces much whitespace
https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/5645