Rules / Build

Too many }'s — Extra closing brace

A } closes nothing: there are more closing braces than opening ones.

Fix

Delete the extra } or add the missing {.

Example

Reproduced on TeX Live 2026 by CI · lualatex · corpus/too-many-braces

One closing brace too many

Fails: main.tex
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
The \emph{baseline}} model is described in the appendix.
\end{document}
Fixed
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
The \emph{baseline} model is described in the appendix.
\end{document}
What TeX prints in main.log
! Too many }'s.
<recently read> }
                 
l.3 The \emph{baseline}}
                         model is described in the appendix.
You've closed more groups than you opened.
Such booboos are generally harmless, so keep going.