@KevinJ of Kansas appreciate the response. I just don't believe there's anyone who would have done that in our environment, there was one guy prior to me who overlapped with but was pretty on to it. I don't think that syntax could ever work, so logically I think toggling between the WYSIWYG and code view would be the culprit since the only known thing that messes with advanced pdf templates? I certainly can't reproduce though. Only found issue on a handful of packing slip templates so far so difficult to really pin down. #patchitandhope