twigphp/Twig · error · SyntaxError

Unexpected end of file: Unclosed "verbatim" block.

Error message

Unexpected end of file: Unclosed "verbatim" block.

What it means

The Lexer reached end of file while in RAW data state, meaning a `{% verbatim %}` block was opened but its `{% endverbatim %}` tag was never found. lexRawData scans for the closing tag; if the regex fails to match, the block is unclosed.

Solutions

1. Add the missing `{% endverbatim %}` before the end of the template.
2. Keep verbatim open/close pairs within the same template file — they cannot span includes.
3. Search the project for `{% verbatim %}` occurrences and verify each has a counterpart.
4. Note Twig 3.x also supports the shorter `{% raw %}` tag; mixing raw/verbatim spellings for open/close is invalid.

Example fix

// before
{% verbatim %}
<div>{{ not_twig }}</div>

// after
{% verbatim %}
<div>{{ not_twig }}</div>
{% endverbatim %}

if (substr_count($code, '{% verbatim %}') + substr_count($code, '{% raw %}') !==
    substr_count($code, '{% endverbatim %}') + substr_count($code, '{% endraw %}')) {
    throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unbalanced verbatim/raw tags');
}

try {
    $twig->parse(new \Twig\Source($code, $name));
} catch (\Twig\Error\SyntaxError $e) {
    log('Unclosed verbatim block: '.$e->getMessage());
}

When it happens

Trigger: A template contains `{% verbatim %}` without a matching `{% endverbatim %}` before EOF, e.g. `{% verbatim %}<div>{{ raw }}</div>` with the end tag accidentally deleted or placed after an `include` boundary.

Common situations: Documenting other template engines inside verbatim blocks and forgetting the closer; conditional includes where the `{% endverbatim %}` lives in a different partial than the opener; minifiers or build steps stripping what looks like a stray tag.

Related errors

• Unclosed " ".
• Unexpected character
• Unclosed comment.
• Unexpected " ".
• The lexer or the parser ended up in an unsupported state.

AI-assisted analysis of twigphp/Twig@a414c3a491 (2026-09-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1927ed3c75891eab. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at src/Lexer.php:487

                while ($i + 1 < $length && ctype_digit($str[$i + 1]) && $str[$i + 1] < '8' && \strlen($octal) < 3) {
                    $octal .= $str[++$i];
                }
                $result .= \chr(octdec($octal) % 256);
            } else {
                trigger_deprecation('twig/twig', '3.12', 'Character "%s" should not be escaped; the "\" character is ignored in Twig 3 but will not be in Twig 4. Please remove the extra "\" character at position %d in "%s" at line %d.', $nextChar, $i + 1, $this->source->getName(), $this->lineno);
                $result .= $nextChar;
            }

            ++$i;
        }

        return $result;
    }

    private function lexRawData(): void
    {
        if (!preg_match($this->regexes['lex_raw_data'], $this->code, $match, \PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, $this->cursor)) {
            throw new SyntaxError('Unexpected end of file: Unclosed "verbatim" block.', $this->lineno, $this->source);
        }

        $offset = $this->cursor;
        $text = substr($this->code, $this->cursor, $match[0][1] - $this->cursor);
        $this->moveCursor($text.$match[0][0]);

        // trim?
        if (isset($match[1][0])) {
            if ($this->options['whitespace_trim'] === $match[1][0]) {
                // whitespace_trim detected ({%-, {{- or {#-)
                $text = rtrim($text);
            } else {
                // whitespace_line_trim detected ({%~, {{~ or {#~)
                // don't trim \r and \n
                $text = rtrim($text, " \t\0\x0B");
            }
        }

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