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# LaTeX Error: \verb ended by end of line

This error appears when you have used a **`verbatim`** command incorrectly. If you do this, you will generate the error below:

main.tex, line 5

LaTeX Error: \verb ended by end of line.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. Type H for immediate help. ... l.7 \unbrace{\verb+\error+} Try typing to proceed. If that doesn't work, type X to quit.

To resolve this error, it is best to use the **`verbatim`** environment instead as shown below:

```latex
\begin{verbatim}
You should include your verbatim text in here.
\end{verbatim}
```

## Common Causes

**Including a line-break inside a \verb command:**

One common cause for this error to occur is if you have used a **`\verb`** command, but you have included a line-break, as shown below:

```latex
We can write different typefaces in \LaTeX as
\verb{
\textbf{Bold}
\textit{italics}
\textsf{sans serif}
}
```

This will generate an error, as line-breaks are not allowed inside the **`\verb`** command. The correct way to write this is to use the **`verbatim`** environment as shown below:

```latex
% In your preamble

\usepackage{verbatim}

% In the main body of your document

We can write different typefaces in \LaTeX as
\begin{verbatim}
\textbf{Bold}
\textit{italics}
\textsf{sans serif}
\end{verbatim}
```

![Verbatim.PNG](/files/wQyox2GUIjHquNpU4yDi)

**Omitting an end character in a \verb command:**

The verb command should be used as shown below:

```latex
\verb!\frac{1}{2}!
```

Note that delimiters here are not unique, and any character will do. The reason that we have used **`!`** as our delimiter here is that there are no **`!`** written in **`\frac{1}{2}`**. If we had chosen to write **`\verb{\frac{1}{2}}`**, we would generate the output below, which is not correct.

```latex
\verb{\frac{1}{2}}
```

![Delimiters.PNG](/files/L62UwxC0z2MVuHRuCMtJ)

This can lead to problems, as an error will be generated if the start and end of the **`\verb`** are not the same character. Because of this, all of the below commands will generate an error:

```latex
\verb \frac{1}{2}
```

```latex
{\verb \frac{1}{2}}
```

```latex
\verb!\frac{1}{2}
```

Once again, it is recommended to simply use the **`verbatim`** environment to write this as shown below

```latex
\begin{verbatim}
\frac{1}{2}
\end{verbatim}
```

**Using a \verb command inside another command:**

Another way in which this error can appear is if a **`\verb`** command is used inside another command as shown below

```latex
\section{\verb!\frac{1}{2}!}
```

This is not allowed in LaTeX, and is one of the few cases when the **`verbatim`** environment won't help. To resolve this error, you should load the **`cprotect`** package as shown below:

```latex
% In your preamble

\usepackage{cprotect}

% In the main body of your document

\cprotect\section{This is a section heading with a verbatim \verb!\frac{1}{2}!}
This is some text
```

![Cprotect.PNG](/files/QuyoXGktHOzBnRvzTLSZ)


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