LlamaParse parsing letter "a" as Infinity symbol #481

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2026-02-16T00:17:58-05:00

yindo commented

2026-02-16 00:17:58 -05:00

Originally created by @majdalsado on GitHub (May 29, 2025).

Describe the bug
LlamaParse seems to consistently mark the letter "a" ∞ (infinity) symbol

Files
Confidential file to share. Please see Job ID.

Job ID
2f55c237-dde6-4cc2-a626-837e51bd5163

Client:

Python Library
Frontend (cloud.llamaindex.ai)

Additional context
This seems to happen to regular text, not OCR'd or screenshotted text so not sure why this could happen.

What options did you use? Balanced mode, default settings.

Originally created by @majdalsado on GitHub (May 29, 2025). **Describe the bug** LlamaParse seems to consistently mark the letter "a" ∞ (infinity) symbol **Files** Confidential file to share. Please see Job ID. **Job ID** 2f55c237-dde6-4cc2-a626-837e51bd5163 **Client:** - Python Library - Frontend (cloud.llamaindex.ai) **Additional context** This seems to happen to regular text, not OCR'd or screenshotted text so not sure why this could happen. **What options did you use?** Balanced mode, default settings.

yindo added the bug label 2026-02-16 00:17:58 -05:00

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Reference: run-llama/llama_cloud_services#481