# Markdown parser breaks on unclosed HTML block tag in list item
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** markdown-it-review
**Created:** [11 Fevereiro , 2015 19:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138 "2015-02-11T19:56:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)
#### Post date: [11 Fevereiro , 2015 19:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138/1 "2015-02-11T19:56:43Z")
This snippet causes a JS error:
```
- foo
```
Unmatched inline tags, e.g. ``, work fine, tho.
---
### Author:  [@tibarra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tibarra)
#### Post date: [29 Março , 2016 16:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138/2 "2016-03-29T16:59:56Z")
As far as i know they’re going to change the markdown engine, i don’t know when, but they will, so they will check this “markdown type” bugs later, right @codinghorror?
---
### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [16 Maio , 2017 15:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138/3 "2017-05-16T15:41:30Z")
Not seeing any js errors anymore here.
---
### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [16 Maio , 2017 15:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-parser-breaks-on-unclosed-html-block-tag-in-list-item/25138/4 "2017-05-16T15:41:34Z")