# Bbcode block vs inline rule parsing **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-block-vs-inline-rule-parsing/383843 **Category:** Bug **Tags:** bbcode **Created:** [September 24, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-block-vs-inline-rule-parsing/383843 "2025-09-24T06:35:49Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![panic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@panic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/panic) #### Post date: [September 24, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-block-vs-inline-rule-parsing/383843/1 "2025-09-24T06:35:49Z")
Some bbcode rules (e.g. `[code]`, `[spoiler]`) can be treated as block or inline rules. Currently, if a line begins with e.g. `[code]` and ends with `[/code]`, the line is parsed as a block rule. Sometimes this behaviour is not intended. For example, the line `[code]123[/code] 456 [code]789[/code]` is rendered ```plaintext 123[/code] 456 [code]789 ``` and not `123` 456 `789`. Likewise, `[spoiler]123[/spoiler] 456 [spoiler]789[/spoiler]` is 123[/spoiler] 456 [spoiler]789 and not 123 456 789. Is this intended or a bug? --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bbcode-block-vs-inline-rule-parsing/383843)._