diff --git a/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs b/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
index ecb800ba3..4800c8def 100644
--- a/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-syntax/src/lexer.rs
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ impl Lexer<'_> {
 
         table! {
             | ' ' | '\t' | '\n' | '\x0b' | '\x0c' | '\r' | '\\' | '/'
-            | '[' | ']' | '{' | '}' | '~' | '-' | '.' | '\'' | '"'
-            | '*' | '_' | ':' | 'h' | '`' | '$' | '<' | '>' | '@' | '#'
+            | '[' | ']' | '~' | '-' | '.' | '\'' | '"' | '*' | '_'
+            | ':' | 'h' | '`' | '$' | '<' | '>' | '@' | '#'
         };
 
         loop {
diff --git a/crates/typst-syntax/src/reparser.rs b/crates/typst-syntax/src/reparser.rs
index 1b7dc42fe..157c075b4 100644
--- a/crates/typst-syntax/src/reparser.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-syntax/src/reparser.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ mod tests {
         test("a\n#let \nb", 7..7, "i", true);
         test(r"#{{let x = z}; a = 1} b", 7..7, "//", false);
         test(r#"a ```typst hello```"#, 16..17, "", false);
+        test("a{b}c", 1..1, "#", false);
+        test("a#{b}c", 1..2, "", false);
     }
 
     #[test]