# Error message: unexpected identifier
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303
**Category:** General
**Created:** [22 March 2019 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303 "2019-03-22T07:23:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@yfierens](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yfierens)
#### Post date: [22 March 2019 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303/1 "2019-03-22T07:23:27Z")
I'm trying to creatie a custom node, based on the tutorial from the Node-RED website. When loading the flow, I get an error message 'unexpected identifier'. Based on the fact that the edit form is not shown correctly, I suspect the error to be in the template part from the HTML file. Is there any way tot get more information on where exactly the error was generated? I looked at the log file with 'trace' setting, but that did not help me much...
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)
#### Post date: [22 March 2019 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303/2 "2019-03-22T08:28:22Z")
Syntax error somewhere in your code. Something like comma or colon in wrong place or similar. Doesn't browser console point that out for you?
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### Author:  [@yfierens](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/yfierens)
#### Post date: [22 March 2019 09:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303/3 "2019-03-22T09:14:30Z")
Hi, I reviewed the code several times for those things, I keep overlooking it, I guess. Where would I find the browser console? I only get a small pop-up with the error in the Node-RED ui. Not much extra information available there...
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [22 March 2019 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303/4 "2019-03-22T10:53:08Z")
> [@yfierens](#):
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> Where would I find the browser console?
That depends on your browser. Your favourite search engine should tell you for your particular one.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [22 March 2019 13:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-message-unexpected-identifier/9303/5 "2019-03-22T13:18:56Z")
All desktop browsers will show you the console if you press F12 (assuming you have a keyboard with function keys that is).