diff --git a/library/src/compute/construct.rs b/library/src/compute/construct.rs
index f540d8288..3b42ef24c 100644
--- a/library/src/compute/construct.rs
+++ b/library/src/compute/construct.rs
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ pub fn label(args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Value> {
 /// The numbers 1 to 10.
 ///
 /// // Works with string methods.
-/// #{ "a,b;c"
-///     .split(regex("[,;]")) }
+/// #("a,b;c"
+///     .split(regex("[,;]")))
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ## Parameters
diff --git a/src/model/func.rs b/src/model/func.rs
index c5bab64c6..9583f6fdd 100644
--- a/src/model/func.rs
+++ b/src/model/func.rs
@@ -517,16 +517,16 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_captures() {
         // Let binding and function definition.
         test("#let x = x", &["x"]);
-        test("#let x; #{x + y}", &["y"]);
+        test("#let x; #(x + y)", &["y"]);
         test("#let f(x, y) = x + y", &[]);
         test("#let f(x, y) = f", &[]);
         test("#let f = (x, y) => f", &["f"]);
 
         // Closure with different kinds of params.
-        test("#{(x, y) => x + z}", &["z"]);
-        test("#{(x: y, z) => x + z}", &["y"]);
-        test("#{(..x) => x + y}", &["y"]);
-        test("#{(x, y: x + z) => x + y}", &["x", "z"]);
+        test("#((x, y) => x + z)", &["z"]);
+        test("#((x: y, z) => x + z)", &["y"]);
+        test("#((..x) => x + y)", &["y"]);
+        test("#((x, y: x + z) => x + y)", &["x", "z"]);
         test("#{x => x; x}", &["x"]);
 
         // Show rule.
diff --git a/src/model/value.rs b/src/model/value.rs
index b860a3f66..dff27fdeb 100644
--- a/src/model/value.rs
+++ b/src/model/value.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Value {
         format_str!("{:?}", self)
     }
 
-    /// Attach a span to the value, if possibly.
+    /// Attach a span to the value, if possible.
     pub fn spanned(self, span: Span) -> Self {
         match self {
             Value::Content(v) => Value::Content(v.spanned(span)),
diff --git a/src/syntax/parser.rs b/src/syntax/parser.rs
index cd318983c..d966df98c 100644
--- a/src/syntax/parser.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/parser.rs
@@ -521,7 +521,14 @@ fn embedded_code_expr(p: &mut Parser) {
             | SyntaxKind::Include
     );
 
+    let prev = p.prev_end();
     code_expr_prec(p, true, 0);
+
+    // Consume error for things like `#12p` or `#"abc\"`.
+    if !p.progress(prev) {
+        p.unexpected();
+    }
+
     let semi = p.eat_if(SyntaxKind::Semicolon);
     if stmt && !semi && !p.eof() && !p.at(SyntaxKind::RightBracket) {
         p.expected("semicolon or line break");
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/array.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/array.typ
index 550d928aa..b51ee759b 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/array.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/array.typ
@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@
 #set page(width: 150pt)
 
 // Empty.
-#{()}
+#()
 
 // Not an array, just a parenthesized expression.
-#{(1)}
+#(1)
 
 // One item and trailing comma.
-#{(-1,)}
+#(-1,)
 
 // No trailing comma.
-#{(true, false)}
+#(true, false)
 
 // Multiple lines and items and trailing comma.
-#{("1"
-     , rgb("002")
-     ,)}
+#("1"
+    , rgb("002")
+    ,)
 
 ---
 // Test the `len` method.
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 
 ---
 // Test rvalue out of bounds.
-// Error: 3-18 array index out of bounds (index: 5, len: 3)
-#{(1, 2, 3).at(5)}
+// Error: 2-17 array index out of bounds (index: 5, len: 3)
+#(1, 2, 3).at(5)
 
 ---
 // Test lvalue out of bounds.
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@
 
 ---
 // Test bad lvalue.
-// Error: 2:4-2:15 cannot mutate a temporary value
+// Error: 2:3-2:14 cannot mutate a temporary value
 #let array = (1, 2, 3)
-#{ array.len() = 4 }
+#(array.len() = 4)
 
 ---
 // Test bad lvalue.
-// Error: 2:4-2:16 type array has no method `yolo`
+// Error: 2:3-2:15 type array has no method `yolo`
 #let array = (1, 2, 3)
-#{ array.yolo() = 4 }
+#(array.yolo() = 4)
 
 ---
 // Test negative indices.
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
 #test((1, 2, 3).last(), 3)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-14 array is empty
-#{ ().first() }
+// Error: 2-12 array is empty
+#().first()
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-13 array is empty
-#{ ().last() }
+// Error: 2-11 array is empty
+#().last()
 
 ---
 // Test the `push` and `pop` methods.
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@
 }
 
 ---
-// Error: 2:18-2:20 missing argument: index
+// Error: 2:16-2:18 missing argument: index
 #let numbers = ()
-#{ numbers.insert() }
+#numbers.insert()
 
 ---
 // Test the `slice` method.
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@
 #test("ABCD".split("").slice(1, -1).join("-"), "A-B-C-D")
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-32 array index out of bounds (index: 12, len: 10)
-#{ range(10).slice(9, count: 3) }
+// Error: 2-30 array index out of bounds (index: 12, len: 10)
+#range(10).slice(9, count: 3)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-26 array index out of bounds (index: -4, len: 3)
-#{ (1, 2, 3).slice(0, -4) }
+// Error: 2-24 array index out of bounds (index: -4, len: 3)
+#(1, 2, 3).slice(0, -4)
 
 ---
 // Test the `position` method.
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
 #test((1, 2, 3, 4).fold(0, (s, x) => s + x), 10)
 
 ---
-// Error: 22-32 function must have exactly two parameters
-#{ (1, 2, 3).fold(0, () => none) }
+// Error: 20-30 function must have exactly two parameters
+#(1, 2, 3).fold(0, () => none)
 
 ---
 // Test the `rev` method.
@@ -178,17 +178,17 @@
 #test("(" + ("a", "b", "c").join(", ") + ")", "(a, b, c)")
 
 ---
-// Error: 3-23 cannot join boolean with boolean
-#{(true, false).join()}
+// Error: 2-22 cannot join boolean with boolean
+#(true, false).join()
 
 ---
-// Error: 3-21 cannot join string with integer
-#{("a", "b").join(1)}
+// Error: 2-20 cannot join string with integer
+#("a", "b").join(1)
 
 ---
 // Test joining content.
 // Ref: true
-#{([One], [Two], [Three]).join([, ], last: [ and ])}.
+#([One], [Two], [Three]).join([, ], last: [ and ]).
 
 ---
 // Test the `sorted` method.
@@ -198,12 +198,12 @@
 #test((2, 1, 3, 10, 5, 8, 6, -7, 2).sorted(), (-7, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10))
 
 ---
-// Error: 3-27 cannot order content and content
-#{([Hi], [There]).sorted()}
+// Error: 2-26 cannot order content and content
+#([Hi], [There]).sorted()
 
 ---
-// Error: 3-19 array index out of bounds (index: -4, len: 3)
-#{(1, 2, 3).at(-4)}
+// Error: 2-18 array index out of bounds (index: -4, len: 3)
+#(1, 2, 3).at(-4)
 
 ---
 // Error: 4 expected closing paren
@@ -212,23 +212,23 @@
 // Error: 3-4 unexpected closing paren
 #{)}
 
-// Error: 5-7 unexpected end of block comment
-#{(1*/2)}
+// Error: 4-6 unexpected end of block comment
+#(1*/2)
 
-// Error: 7-9 invalid number suffix
-#{(1, 1u 2)}
+// Error: 6-8 invalid number suffix
+#(1, 1u 2)
 
-// Error: 4-5 unexpected comma
-#{(,1)}
+// Error: 3-4 unexpected comma
+#(,1)
 
 // Missing expression makes named pair incomplete, making this an empty array.
-// Error: 6 expected expression
-#{(a:)}
+// Error: 5 expected expression
+#(a:)
 
 // Named pair after this is already identified as an array.
-// Error: 7-11 expected expression, found named pair
-#{(1, b: 2)}
+// Error: 6-10 expected expression, found named pair
+#(1, b: 2)
 
 // Keyed pair after this is already identified as an array.
-// Error: 7-15 expected expression, found keyed pair
-#{(1, "key": 2)}
+// Error: 6-14 expected expression, found keyed pair
+#(1, "key": 2)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/bench.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/bench.typ
index 227959663..194d996d6 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/bench.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/bench.typ
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // ... but also "content" values. While these contain markup,
 // they are also values and can be summed, stored in arrays etc.
 // There are also more standard control flow structures, like #if and #for.
-#let university = [*Technische Universität #{city}*]
+#let university = [*Technische Universität #city*]
 #let faculty = [*Fakultät II, Institut for Mathematik*]
 
 // The `box` function just places content into a rectangular container. When
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/block.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/block.typ
index 204cab1ec..bb23c0fe7 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/block.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/block.typ
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   test(b, 1)
 }}
 
-// Error: 3-4 unknown variable
-#{b}
+// Error: 2-3 unknown variable
+#b
 
 ---
 // Multiple nested scopes.
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@
 // Content blocks also create a scope.
 #[#let x = 1]
 
-// Error: 3-4 unknown variable
-#{x}
+// Error: 2-3 unknown variable
+#x
 
 ---
 // Multiple unseparated expressions in one line.
 
-// Error: 3-5 invalid number suffix
-#{1u}
+// Error: 2-4 invalid number suffix
+#1u
 
 // Should output `1`.
 // Error: 4 expected semicolon or line break
@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@
 #{
 
 ---
-// Error: 2 expected expression
+// Error: 2-3 unexpected closing brace
 #}
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/call.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/call.typ
index 690d55d31..86db55e02 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/call.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/call.typ
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 #set text(family: "Arial", family: "Helvetica")
 
 ---
-// Error: 3-7 expected function, found boolean
-#{true()}
+// Error: 2-6 expected function, found boolean
+#true()
 
 ---
 #let x = "x"
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 // Error: 7-12 expected identifier, found string
 #func("abc": 2)
 
-// Error: 8-11 expected identifier, found group
-#{func((x):1)}
+// Error: 7-10 expected identifier, found group
+#func((x):1)
 
 ---
 // Error: 2:1 expected closing bracket
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/closure.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/closure.typ
index 1551a66dd..bdd8a549c 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/closure.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/closure.typ
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
 ---
 // Error: 7-17 expected identifier, named pair or argument sink, found keyed pair
-#{(a, "named": b) => none}
+#((a, "named": b) => none)
 
 ---
 // Error: 10-15 expected identifier, found string
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
index 02097724b..c8dd086fe 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/dict.typ
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // Ref: true
 
 // Empty
-#{(:)}
+#(:)
 
 // Two pairs and string key.
 #let dict = (normal: 1, "spacy key": 2)
@@ -51,36 +51,36 @@
 #test(dict.values(), (3, 1, 2))
 #test(dict.pairs().map(p => p.first() + str(p.last())).join(), "a3b1c2")
 
-#{ dict.remove("c") }
+#dict.remove("c")
 #test("c" in dict, false)
 #test(dict, (a: 3, b: 1))
 
 ---
-// Error: 25-30 duplicate key
-#{(first: 1, second: 2, first: 3)}
+// Error: 24-29 duplicate key
+#(first: 1, second: 2, first: 3)
 
 ---
-// Error: 18-21 duplicate key
-#{(a: 1, "b": 2, "a": 3)}
+// Error: 17-20 duplicate key
+#(a: 1, "b": 2, "a": 3)
 
 ---
 // Simple expression after already being identified as a dictionary.
-// Error: 10-11 expected named or keyed pair, found identifier
-#{(a: 1, b)}
+// Error: 9-10 expected named or keyed pair, found identifier
+#(a: 1, b)
 
 // Identified as dictionary due to initial colon.
-// Error: 5-6 expected named or keyed pair, found integer
-// Error: 6 expected comma
-// Error: 13-17 expected identifier or string, found boolean
-// Error: 18 expected expression
-#{(:1 b:"", true:)}
+// Error: 4-5 expected named or keyed pair, found integer
+// Error: 5 expected comma
+// Error: 12-16 expected identifier or string, found boolean
+// Error: 17 expected expression
+#(:1 b:"", true:)
 
-// Error: 4-9 expected identifier or string, found binary expression
-#{(a + b: "hey")}
+// Error: 3-8 expected identifier or string, found binary expression
+#(a + b: "hey")
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-16 cannot mutate a temporary value
-#{ (key: "val").other = "some" }
+// Error: 3-15 cannot mutate a temporary value
+#((key: "val").other = "some")
 
 ---
 #{
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/field.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/field.typ
index c99d910d3..1d7d0b7a9 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/field.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/field.typ
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 - C
 
 ---
-// Error: 7-14 dictionary does not contain key "invalid"
-#{(:).invalid}
+// Error: 6-13 dictionary does not contain key "invalid"
+#(:).invalid
 
 ---
-// Error: 9-11 cannot access fields on type boolean
-#{false.ok}
+// Error: 8-10 cannot access fields on type boolean
+#false.ok
 
 ---
 // Error: 29-32 unknown field `fun`
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/if.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/if.typ
index 23ed92598..f278234bd 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/if.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/if.typ
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 // Error: 6 expected block
 #if x
 
-// Error: 2 expected expression
+// Error: 2-6 unexpected keyword `else`
 #else {}
 
 // Should output `x`.
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/import.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/import.typ
index 0d40e351d..68b6af2e1 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/import.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/import.typ
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 #test((module,).at(0).item(1, 2), 3)
 
 // Doesn't work because of mutating name.
-// Error: 3-12 cannot mutate a temporary value
-#{(module,).at(0).push()}
+// Error: 2-11 cannot mutate a temporary value
+#(module,).at(0).push()
 
 ---
 // Who needs whitespace anyways?
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/methods.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/methods.typ
index ae0945df1..86faefbcb 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/methods.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/methods.typ
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
 }
 
 ---
-// Error: 2:4-2:17 type array has no method `fun`
+// Error: 2:2-2:15 type array has no method `fun`
 #let numbers = ()
-#{ numbers.fun() }
+#numbers.fun()
 
 ---
-// Error: 2:4-2:45 cannot mutate a temporary value
+// Error: 2:2-2:43 cannot mutate a temporary value
 #let numbers = (1, 2, 3)
-#{ numbers.map(v => v / 2).sorted().map(str).remove(4) }
+#numbers.map(v => v / 2).sorted().map(str).remove(4)
 
 ---
-// Error: 2:4-2:20 cannot mutate a temporary value
+// Error: 2:3-2:19 cannot mutate a temporary value
 #let numbers = (1, 2, 3)
-#{ numbers.sorted() = 1 }
+#(numbers.sorted() = 1)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-7 cannot mutate a constant
-#{ box.push(1) }
+// Error: 2-5 cannot mutate a constant
+#box.push(1)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/ops-invalid.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops-invalid.typ
index 3356a24c9..8ccbb8b77 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/ops-invalid.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops-invalid.typ
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 ---
 // Error: 4 expected expression
-#{-}
+#(-)
 
 ---
 // Error: 10 expected expression
@@ -15,40 +15,40 @@
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-13 cannot apply '+' to content
-#{+([] + [])}
+#(+([] + []))
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-6 cannot apply '-' to string
-#{-""}
+#(-"")
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-9 cannot apply 'not' to array
-#{not ()}
+#(not ())
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-19 cannot apply '<=' to relative length and ratio
-#{30% + 1pt <= 40%}
+#(30% + 1pt <= 40%)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-14 cannot apply '<=' to length and length
-#{1em <= 10pt}
+#(1em <= 10pt)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-12 cannot divide by zero
-#{1.2 / 0.0}
+#(1.2 / 0.0)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-8 cannot divide by zero
-#{1 / 0}
+#(1 / 0)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-15 cannot divide by zero
-#{15deg / 0deg}
+#(15deg / 0deg)
 
 ---
 // Special messages for +, -, * and /.
-// Error: 4-11 cannot add integer and string
-#{(1 + "2", 40% - 1)}
+// Error: 3-10 cannot add integer and string
+#(1 + "2", 40% - 1)
 
 ---
 // Error: 15-23 cannot add integer and string
@@ -56,35 +56,35 @@
 
 ---
 // Error: 4-13 cannot divide ratio by length
-#{ 10% / 5pt }
+#( 10% / 5pt )
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-13 cannot divide these two lengths
-#{ 1em / 5pt }
+// Error: 3-12 cannot divide these two lengths
+#(1em / 5pt)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-20 cannot divide relative length by ratio
-#{ (10% + 1pt) / 5% }
+// Error: 3-19 cannot divide relative length by ratio
+#((10% + 1pt) / 5%)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-29 cannot divide these two relative lengths
-#{ (10% + 1pt) / (20% + 1pt) }
+// Error: 3-28 cannot divide these two relative lengths
+#((10% + 1pt) / (20% + 1pt))
 
 ---
 // Error: 13-20 cannot subtract integer from ratio
-#{(1234567, 40% - 1)}
+#((1234567, 40% - 1))
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-11 cannot multiply integer with boolean
-#{2 * true}
+#(2 * true)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-11 cannot divide integer by length
-#{3 / 12pt}
+#(3 / 12pt)
 
 ---
 // Error: 3-10 cannot repeat this string -1 times
-#{-1 * ""}
+#(-1 * "")
 
 ---
 #{
@@ -97,32 +97,32 @@
 }
 
 ---
-// Error: 5-6 unknown variable
-#{ (x) = "" }
+// Error: 4-5 unknown variable
+#((x) = "")
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-9 cannot mutate a temporary value
-#{ 1 + 2 += 3 }
+// Error: 3-8 cannot mutate a temporary value
+#(1 + 2 += 3)
 
 ---
 // Error: 2:3-2:8 cannot apply 'not' to string
 #let x = "Hey"
-#{not x = "a"}
+#(not x = "a")
 
 ---
-// Error: 8-9 unknown variable
-#{ 1 + x += 3 }
+// Error: 7-8 unknown variable
+#(1 + x += 3)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-5 unknown variable
-#{ z = 1 }
+// Error: 3-4 unknown variable
+#(z = 1)
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-8 cannot mutate a constant
-#{ rect = "hi" }
+// Error: 3-7 cannot mutate a constant
+#(rect = "hi")
 
 ---
 // Works if we define rect beforehand
 // (since then it doesn't resolve to the standard library version anymore).
 #let rect = ""
-#{ rect = "hi" }
+#(rect = "hi")
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/ops-prec.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops-prec.typ
index e243a6402..b90030f87 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/ops-prec.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops-prec.typ
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 // Assignment binds stronger than boolean operations.
 // Error: 2:3-2:8 cannot mutate a temporary value
 #let x = false
-#{not x = "a"}
+#(not x = "a")
 
 ---
 // Precedence doesn't matter for chained unary operators.
 // Error: 3-12 cannot apply '-' to boolean
-#{-not true}
+#(-not true)
 
 ---
 // Not in handles precedence.
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/ops.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops.typ
index 3e72476c1..baa2898a9 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/ops.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/ops.typ
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ---
 // Test adding content.
 // Ref: true
-#{[*Hello* ] + [world!]}
+#([*Hello* ] + [world!])
 
 ---
 // Test math operators.
@@ -176,17 +176,17 @@
 // Test assignment operators.
 
 #let x = 0
-#{ x = 10 }       #test(x, 10)
-#{ x -= 5 }       #test(x, 5)
-#{ x += 1 }       #test(x, 6)
-#{ x *= x }       #test(x, 36)
-#{ x /= 2.0 }     #test(x, 18.0)
-#{ x = "some" }   #test(x, "some")
-#{ x += "thing" } #test(x, "something")
+#(x = 10)       #test(x, 10)
+#(x -= 5)       #test(x, 5)
+#(x += 1)       #test(x, 6)
+#(x *= x)       #test(x, 36)
+#(x /= 2.0)     #test(x, 18.0)
+#(x = "some")   #test(x, "some")
+#(x += "thing") #test(x, "something")
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-7 cannot mutate a constant
-#{ box = 1 }
+// Error: 3-6 cannot mutate a constant
+#(box = 1)
 
 ---
 // Test `in` operator.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 
 ---
 // Error: 10 expected keyword `in`
-#{"a" not}
+#("a" not)
 
 ---
 // Test `with` method.
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
index a22fdd490..ed6cd84af 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 #2.5rad \
 #45deg \
 #1.7em \
-#{1cm + 0em} \
-#{2em + 10pt} \
+#(1cm + 0em) \
+#(2em + 10pt) \
 #2.3fr
 
 ---
 // Colors and strokes.
 #set text(0.8em)
 #rgb("f7a205") \
-#{2pt + rgb("f7a205")}
+#(2pt + rgb("f7a205"))
 
 ---
 // Strings and escaping.
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ Nothing
 #let f(x) = x
 #f
 #rect
-#{() => none}
+#(() => none)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/show-bare.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/show-bare.typ
index 0558fc444..6ff0acec3 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/show-bare.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/show-bare.typ
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ Forest
 Ignored
 
 ---
-// Error: 5-20 show is only allowed directly in code and content blocks
-#{ (show: body => 2) * body }
+// Error: 4-19 show is only allowed directly in code and content blocks
+#((show: body => 2) * body)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/show-node.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/show-node.typ
index 09481957c..7fa558907 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/show-node.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/show-node.typ
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@ Another text.
 #show red: []
 
 ---
-// Error: 8-26 show is only allowed directly in code and content blocks
-#{ 1 + show heading: none }
+// Error: 7-25 show is only allowed directly in code and content blocks
+#(1 + show heading: none)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/spread.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/spread.typ
index e57247395..690e89313 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/spread.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/spread.typ
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
 }
 
 ---
-// Error: 12-18 cannot spread dictionary into array
-#{(1, 2, ..(a: 1))}
+// Error: 11-17 cannot spread dictionary into array
+#(1, 2, ..(a: 1))
 
 ---
-// Error: 6-12 cannot spread array into dictionary
-#{(..(1, 2), a: 1)}
+// Error: 5-11 cannot spread array into dictionary
+#(..(1, 2), a: 1)
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
index 7692b41f5..95e204c57 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 #test("🏳️‍🌈A🏳️‍⚧️".last(), "🏳️‍⚧️")
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-14 string is empty
-#{ "".first() }
+// Error: 2-12 string is empty
+#"".first()
 
 ---
-// Error: 4-13 string is empty
-#{ "".last() }
+// Error: 2-11 string is empty
+#"".last()
 
 ---
 // Test the `at` method.
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
 #test("hello world".trim(regex(".")), "")
 
 ---
-// Error: 18-22 expected either `start` or `end`
-#{"abc".trim(at: left)}
+// Error: 17-21 expected either `start` or `end`
+#"abc".trim(at: left)
 
 ---
 // Test the `split` method.
@@ -159,3 +159,7 @@
 #test("abc".split("b"), ("a", "c"))
 #test("a123c".split(regex("\d")), ("a", "", "", "c"))
 #test("a123c".split(regex("\d+")), ("a", "c"))
+
+---
+// Error: 2:1 expected quote
+#"hello\"
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/while.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/while.typ
index 8070d2e07..9eea2c37f 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/while.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/while.typ
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Should output `2 4 6 8 10`.
 #let i = 0
 #while i < 10 [
-  #{ i += 2 }
+  #(i += 2)
   #i
 ]
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #test(while false {}, none)
 
 #let i = 0
-#test(type(while i < 1 [#{ i += 1 }]), "content")
+#test(type(while i < 1 [#(i += 1)]), "content")
 
 ---
 // Condition must be boolean.
diff --git a/tests/typ/meta/heading.typ b/tests/typ/meta/heading.typ
index 3d6370366..8e87db3fa 100644
--- a/tests/typ/meta/heading.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/meta/heading.typ
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // Parsed as headings if at start of the context.
 /**/ = Level 1
-#{[== Level 2]}
+#[== Level 2]
 #box[=== Level 3]
 
 // Not at the start of the context.
diff --git a/tests/typ/text/space.typ b/tests/typ/text/space.typ
index 51970a486..21ee35723 100644
--- a/tests/typ/text/space.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/text/space.typ
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ C #let x = 2;D #test(x, 2) \
 E#if true [F]G \
 H #if true{"I"} J \
 K #if true [L] else []M \
-#let c = true; N#while c [#{c = false}O] P \
+#let c = true; N#while c [#(c = false)O] P \
 #let c = true; Q #while c { c = false; "R" } S \
 T#for _ in (none,) {"U"}V
 
diff --git a/tests/typ/visualize/shape-fill-stroke.typ b/tests/typ/visualize/shape-fill-stroke.typ
index 0edbd5516..241687698 100644
--- a/tests/typ/visualize/shape-fill-stroke.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/visualize/shape-fill-stroke.typ
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   variant(fill: forest, stroke: black + 2pt),
   variant(fill: forest, stroke: conifer + 2pt),
 ) {
-  (align(horizon)[#{i + 1}.], item, [])
+  (align(horizon)[#(i + 1).], item, [])
 }
 
 #grid(