# «\> 19. TEXT» is rendered as «\> 1. TEXT» Is it a markdown parser bug?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [July 29, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963 "2016-07-29T12:14:41Z")
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### Author: ![dmitry\_fedyuk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dmitry_fedyuk/32/293153_2.png) [@dmitry\_fedyuk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dmitry_fedyuk)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963/1 "2016-07-29T12:14:41Z")

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> 1. TEXT

### Discourse editor:

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/a/ca496f298592c9a8da8ed460f4e077c86fa3858a.png)

### [dillinger.io](http://dillinger.io) editor

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/8/28d686f70df639880a3191fa82d000e37d564dc9.png)

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### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963/2 "2016-07-29T12:16:36Z")

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Discourse hasn’t moved to commonmark yet, but it seems to be fixed there, so when they do it should solve this.

Tested at

> **[commonmark.js demo](https://spec.commonmark.org/dingus/)**

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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963/3 "2016-07-29T15:52:51Z")

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If you need to know, the common workaround for this is to backslash escape the period.

`19\. TEXT` =\>

19. TEXT

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/19-text-is-rendered-as-1-text-is-it-a-markdown-parser-bug/47963/4 "2016-07-29T17:52:08Z")

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