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fix(utils): preserve trailing hash in markdown content title without preceding space - #12844
When a document has no explicit title in front matter and begins with an ATX heading ending in a hash without preceding whitespace (e.g. # Learn C#, # F#), parseMarkdownContentTitle previously stripped the trailing hash via .replace(/\s*(?:\{#*[\w-]+\}|#+)$/, ''), resulting in titles like "Learn C".
Under the CommonMark specification, an ATX heading's closing sequence of # characters must be preceded by at least one space or tab. Trailing # characters attached directly to a word (such as in C# or F#) are part of the heading text and should be preserved.
Solution
Updated parseMarkdownContentTitle in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts to only strip trailing # sequences when preceded by whitespace (\s+#+$), and to strip custom IDs separately (\s*\{#*[\w-]+\}$).
Added unit tests in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts verifying:
Trailing hash without preceding whitespace (e.g. # Learn C#) is preserved.
Trailing hash with custom heading id (e.g. # Learn C# {#learn-csharp}) is preserved.
ATX closing # preceded by whitespace (e.g. # Learn C# #) is stripped down to Learn C#.
Test Plan
Added unit tests to packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts covering each scenario. Verified all existing and new test assertions pass.
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Bug Fixes
Markdown page titles now correctly exclude closing heading markers and custom heading IDs when both are present, while preserving meaningful trailing characters such as C#.
Tests
Added coverage for titles with trailing heading markers and custom IDs, including different ID placements and titles containing C#.
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parseMarkdownContentTitle now removes trailing ATX markers and custom heading IDs in stages. New tests check that titles ending in C# retain the literal hash, including when a custom heading ID or closing ATX marker is present.
Changes: Heading title parsing
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Title cleanup and regression tests packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts, packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts
The parser removes trailing ATX markers, then a custom heading ID, then markers exposed after ID removal. Tests cover titles ending in C#, with and without a custom ID, and closing ATX markers before or after the ID.
meta/docusaurus#12829: Changes closing-hash handling in parseMarkdownContentTitle to preserve C# in titles.
meta/docusaurus#12843: Changes trailing-hash handling for ATX H1 titles in parseMarkdownContentTitle.
meta/docusaurus#12835: Changes trailing-hash handling and adds tests for titles with C#.
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Hash-only headings can retain a stray hash in generated labels. This is a narrow title-parsing regression; the custom-ID cases are otherwise corrected.
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The title names the main change: trailing # in a markdown content title is now kept when it is not preceded by whitespace. The raw summary shows parseMarkdownContentTitle changed to strip trailing…
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Issue #12644 requires that a heading such as # Learn C# yields the title "Learn C#" when front matter has no title. Whole-PR diff against the merge base (current head) changes `parseMarkdownContentT…
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The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes only the parseMarkdownContentTitle expression in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts. The change replaces one suffix-stripping expressio…
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The title names the main change: trailing # in a markdown content title is now kept when it is not preceded by whitespace. The raw summary shows parseMarkdownContentTitle changed to strip trailing ATX markers and custom heading IDs in separate steps, with new tests for hashes attached to words. The linked issue #12644 asks for the same behavior (for example, # Learn C# keeps its #). The title is specific and matches the changeset, so it passes.
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Issue #12644 requires that a heading such as # Learn C# yields the title "Learn C#" when front matter has no title. Whole-PR diff against the merge base (current head) changes parseMarkdownContentTitle in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts. The new chain is: (1) .replace(/[ \t]+#+$/, ''), (2) .replace(/\s*\{#*[\w-]+\}$/, ''), (3) .replace(/[ \t]+#+$/, ''). This differs from the previously reviewed chain, so I traced the new code for each case. Learn C#: no whitespace precedes the #, so no step matches and the result is Learn C#. Learn C# {#learn-csharp}: step 2 removes the ID, step 3 finds no whitespace before #, and the result is Learn C#. Learn C# #: step 1 removes the closing sequence, and the result is Learn C#. Learn C# # {#id}: step 2 removes the ID, and step 3 removes the exposed closing sequence, which gives Learn C#. This matches the CommonMark closing-sequence rule cited in the issue. The title feeds the browser title, sidebar label, and pagination label through the existing contentTitle path, which was not changed. The test file diff could not be read at the reviewed head, so test coverage is taken from the PR description and does not change this verdict. The requirement concerns code behavior, which the trace establishes.
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The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes only the parseMarkdownContentTitle expression in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts. The change replaces one suffix-stripping expression with a three-step chain that serves the same purpose, so it stays within the title behavior requested by #12644. The PR also adds unit tests in packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.ts for the same title behavior. The test file diff could not be read, so the test content is not verified. No unrelated files or behavior changes appear in the available evidence. The only behavior change beyond the target case is for inputs such as # #, where the title stays # instead of an empty string. This follows the same CommonMark rule and is not an unrelated change.
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Minor · Apply the closing-hash removal before the custom ID removal. · markdownUtils.ts:337
packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts:337 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Apply the closing-hash removal before the custom ID removal.
For # Heading {#id} #, the title becomes Heading {#id}. The ID regex runs first and finds no match because the line ends with #. The page title, sidebar label, and pagination label then show the ID markup.
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Review comment at @packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts at line 337:
Reorder the heading cleanup replacements so trailing closing hashes are removed
before the custom ID pattern is applied; preserve both patterns and ensure
headings such as `Heading {#id} #` have the ID markup removed from the resulting
title.
Minor · Match CommonMark closing-hash whitespace on line 338. · markdownUtils.ts:338
packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts:338 Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Match CommonMark closing-hash whitespace on line 338.
Line 338 treats any \s character as whitespace before a closing #, including U+00A0 (non-breaking space). CommonMark allows only spaces or tabs there. For # Learn, U+00A0, #, the title becomes Learn, but the rendered heading keeps #. Restrict the class to [ \t].
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Review comment at @packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts at line 338:
Update the closing-hash cleanup in the heading-title normalization chain to
match only spaces and tabs before trailing # characters, rather than all
whitespace; preserve the existing behavior for valid CommonMark closing-hash
whitespace.
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Review comments at @packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts:
- Line 338: Update the trailing-hash cleanup in the title-normalization chain so
it removes closing hashes whether they begin the title or follow whitespace.
Ensure titles such as `# #` and `# ###` normalize to an empty string while
preserving cleanup for ordinary titles.
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Review comments at @packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts:
- Line 337: Reorder the heading cleanup replacements so trailing closing hashes
are removed before the custom ID pattern is applied; preserve both patterns and
ensure headings such as `Heading {#id} #` have the ID markup removed from the
resulting title.
- Line 338: Update the closing-hash cleanup in the heading-title normalization
chain to match only spaces and tabs before trailing # characters, rather than
all whitespace; preserve the existing behavior for valid CommonMark closing-hash
whitespace.
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
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rg -n 'parseMarkdownContentTitle|contentTitle|empty heading' packages/docusaurus-utils packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs | head -n 150
Repository: meta/docusaurus
Length of output: 11167
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nl -ba packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts | sed -n '270,350p'
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Strip whitespace-separated closing hashes when the title is only hashes.
For # # or # ###, the new .replace(/\s+#+$/, '') finds no leading whitespace, so the title stays # or ###. This is a regression: the previous regex returned an empty title, and the page title, sidebar label, and pagination label now show a stray #.
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.replace(/\s+#+$/,''),
.replace(/(?:^|\s+)#+$/,''),
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Review comment at @packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.ts at line 338:
Update the trailing-hash cleanup in the title-normalization chain so it removes
closing hashes whether they begin the title or follow whitespace. Ensure titles
such as `# #` and `# ###` normalize to an empty string while preserving cleanup
for ordinary titles.
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Addressed: reordered closing hash and custom heading ID regexes and restricted whitespace to [ \t]+\ per CommonMark ATX specification so closing hashes are handled cleanly whether positioned before or after custom heading IDs.
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Motivation
Fixes #12644
When a document has no explicit title in front matter and begins with an ATX heading ending in a hash without preceding whitespace (e.g.
# Learn C#,# F#),parseMarkdownContentTitlepreviously stripped the trailing hash via.replace(/\s*(?:\{#*[\w-]+\}|#+)$/, ''), resulting in titles like"Learn C".Under the CommonMark specification, an ATX heading's closing sequence of
#characters must be preceded by at least one space or tab. Trailing#characters attached directly to a word (such as inC#orF#) are part of the heading text and should be preserved.Solution
parseMarkdownContentTitleinpackages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownUtils.tsto only strip trailing#sequences when preceded by whitespace (\s+#+$), and to strip custom IDs separately (\s*\{#*[\w-]+\}$).packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.tsverifying:# Learn C#) is preserved.# Learn C# {#learn-csharp}) is preserved.#preceded by whitespace (e.g.# Learn C# #) is stripped down toLearn C#.Test Plan
Added unit tests to
packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownUtils.test.tscovering each scenario. Verified all existing and new test assertions pass.Summary by CodeRabbit
C#.C#.