# Strangely ordered markdown + HTML is shown differently in post vs. preview

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/strangely-ordered-markdown-html-is-shown-differently-in-post-vs-preview/124468>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 30, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strangely-ordered-markdown-html-is-shown-differently-in-post-vs-preview/124468 "2019-07-30T23:24:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![seanblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@seanblue](https://meta.discourse.org/u/seanblue)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/strangely-ordered-markdown-html-is-shown-differently-in-post-vs-preview/124468/1 "2019-07-30T23:24:27Z")

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```plaintext
**<big>This is a test:** End test.</big>

```

Preview shows (image):  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/0/c06f94e28d2463137708d0f9256a5e4560d9b38e.png)

Actually shows (image for historical reference):  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/1/51bfc46b11f7edfb88687f5fd42a4e48ba68f1bd.png)

Actually shows (text):  
**This is a test:** End test.

* * *

Changing it to

```plaintext
<big> **This is a test:** End test.</big>

```

as I’d meant to do shows it correctly and consistently. I’m not sure what the expected behavior of the strangely ordered markdown + HTML should be, but it should at least be consistent between the preview and the actual post.

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