# Info strings for suffixed headings

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/info-strings-for-suffixed-headings/2902>\
**Category:** Spec\
**Tags:** release-1.0\
**Created:** [August 26, 2018, 11:53am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/info-strings-for-suffixed-headings/2902 "2018-08-26T11:53:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crissov](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/crissov/32/1455_2.png) [@Crissov](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/Crissov)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/info-strings-for-suffixed-headings/2902/4 "2018-09-03T06:08:36Z")

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One benefit is that it makes existing attribute extensions partially compatible if written in a specific way: consider curly braces _optional_ wrappers around indo strings, but required in places where info strings are otherwise impossible or for line breaks inside.

````markdown
## Heading ## {info string within optional wrappers} 

![text](target "title" {info string within optional wrappers}) or 
![text](target {"title" info string within optional wrappers})

[label] 

  label: <target> {info string within optional wrappers} 

``` {info string within optional wrappers} 
```

````

> [@Info strings elsewhere](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/info-strings-elsewhere/2610):
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> ## Heading # still heading ## Heading ## info string ## Heading ### still heading ## Heading## still heading ## Heading ##still heading ## Heading # # still heading [Babelmark](https://babelmark.github.io/?text=%23%23+Heading+%23+still+heading%0A%0A%23%23+Heading+%23%23+info+string%0A%0A%23%23+Heading+%23%23%23+still+heading%0A%0A%23%23+Heading%23%23+still+heading%0A%0A%23%23+Heading+%23%23still+heading%0A%0A%23%23+Heading+%23+%23+still+heading%0A) In the Github issue I’m requesting a small syntax change to enable info strings, as known from fenced code blocks, for suffixed ATX headings. I believe they are the perfect entry point for many kinds of extensions. Even if not parsed further, info strings can be considered comments that will not appear in the output. I …

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