Isn't \type<<..>> be supposed to be equivalent to \type{..} ? \title{some \type{thing} } works perfectly but \title{some \type<<thing>>} gives ! Missing } inserted. <inserted text> } <to be read again> \endgroup <argument> ...head \endgraf \fi \dostopattributes \dostopattributes \@@ko::normal ...box {\localheadsetup \noindent #2 }\fi \doplaceheadtext ...attributes \dostopattributes } }\fi \endheadplacement {#1... \dodododoconstructhead ...arking [#1\v!number ]{}} \writesection {#1}{-}{#4}\... l.3 \title{some \type<<thing>>} Is this a bug? Aditya