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Unclosed Editorial Highlight

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An editorial-highlight span opens with [>> but no closing ] appears before the end of the block.

Q-2-22 — Unclosed Editorial Highlight

An editorial-highlight span opens with [>> but no closing ] appears before the end of the block.

What this means

The editorial-highlight form [>>marked text] flags text for visual emphasis without otherwise changing it. This error fires when the opener [>> has no matching close.

Why this happens

A deleted closing bracket, or a literal [>> taken as an editorial opener.

How to fix

Add the closing ], or escape the opening bracket: \[>>text].

Example

[>>