diff --git a/src/html/parser.ts b/src/html/parser.ts
index bc94e25b..91f9c286 100644
--- a/src/html/parser.ts
+++ b/src/html/parser.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export class Parser {
     private parserOptions: any
     private document: VDocumentFragment
     private elementStack: VElement[]
+    private vPreElement: VElement | null
 
     /**
      * The source code text.
@@ -211,6 +212,13 @@ export class Parser {
         return last(this.elementStack) || this.document
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the current location is in a v-pre element.
+     */
+    private get isInVPreElement(): boolean {
+        return this.vPreElement != null
+    }
+
     /**
      * Initialize this parser.
      * @param tokenizer The tokenizer to parse.
@@ -237,6 +245,7 @@ export class Parser {
             errors: this.errors,
         }
         this.elementStack = []
+        this.vPreElement = null
     }
 
     /**
@@ -277,7 +286,7 @@ export class Parser {
     private popElementStack(): void {
         assert(this.elementStack.length >= 1)
 
-        const element = this.elementStack.pop() as VElement
+        const element = this.elementStack.pop()!
         propagateEndLocation(element)
 
         // Update the current namespace.
@@ -285,6 +294,12 @@ export class Parser {
         this.namespace =
             current.type === "VElement" ? current.namespace : NS.HTML
 
+        // Update v-pre state.
+        if (this.vPreElement === element) {
+            this.vPreElement = null
+            this.expressionEnabled = true
+        }
+
         // Update expression flag.
         if (this.elementStack.length === 0) {
             this.expressionEnabled = false
@@ -384,9 +399,11 @@ export class Parser {
         const attrName = node.key.name
 
         if (
-            DIRECTIVE_NAME.test(attrName) ||
-            attrName === "slot-scope" ||
-            (tagName === "template" && attrName === "scope")
+            (this.expressionEnabled ||
+                (attrName === "v-pre" && !this.isInVPreElement)) &&
+            (DIRECTIVE_NAME.test(attrName) ||
+                attrName === "slot-scope" ||
+                (tagName === "template" && attrName === "scope"))
         ) {
             convertToDirective(
                 this.text,
@@ -442,6 +459,14 @@ export class Parser {
             endTag: null,
             variables: [],
         }
+        const hasVPre =
+            !this.isInVPreElement &&
+            token.attributes.some(a => a.key.name === "v-pre")
+
+        // Disable expression if v-pre
+        if (hasVPre) {
+            this.expressionEnabled = false
+        }
 
         // Setup relations.
         parent.children.push(element)
@@ -470,11 +495,16 @@ export class Parser {
 
         // Vue.js supports self-closing elements even if it's not one of void elements.
         if (token.selfClosing || isVoid) {
+            this.expressionEnabled = !this.isInVPreElement
             return
         }
 
         // Push to stack.
         this.elementStack.push(element)
+        if (hasVPre) {
+            assert(this.vPreElement === null)
+            this.vPreElement = element
+        }
         this.namespace = namespace
 
         // Update the content type of this element.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/ast.json b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/ast.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d4c399f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/ast.json
@@ -0,0 +1,1245 @@
+{
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 0,
+    "loc": {
+        "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+        },
+        "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+        }
+    },
+    "range": [
+        0,
+        0
+    ],
+    "body": [],
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "comments": [],
+    "tokens": [],
+    "templateBody": {
+        "type": "VElement",
+        "range": [
+            0,
+            128
+        ],
+        "loc": {
+            "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 0
+            },
+            "end": {
+                "line": 8,
+                "column": 11
+            }
+        },
+        "name": "template",
+        "rawName": "template",
+        "namespace": "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
+        "startTag": {
+            "type": "VStartTag",
+            "range": [
+                0,
+                10
+            ],
+            "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                    "line": 1,
+                    "column": 0
+                },
+                "end": {
+                    "line": 1,
+                    "column": 10
+                }
+            },
+            "selfClosing": false,
+            "attributes": []
+        },
+        "children": [
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "range": [
+                    10,
+                    15
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 10
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 4
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n    "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionContainer",
+                "range": [
+                    15,
+                    20
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 4
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 9
+                    }
+                },
+                "expression": {
+                    "type": "Identifier",
+                    "start": 17,
+                    "end": 18,
+                    "loc": {
+                        "start": {
+                            "line": 2,
+                            "column": 6
+                        },
+                        "end": {
+                            "line": 2,
+                            "column": 7
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "range": [
+                        17,
+                        18
+                    ],
+                    "name": "a"
+                },
+                "references": [
+                    {
+                        "id": {
+                            "type": "Identifier",
+                            "start": 17,
+                            "end": 18,
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 2,
+                                    "column": 6
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 2,
+                                    "column": 7
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "range": [
+                                17,
+                                18
+                            ],
+                            "name": "a"
+                        },
+                        "mode": "r"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "range": [
+                    20,
+                    25
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 9
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 4
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n    "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VElement",
+                "range": [
+                    25,
+                    106
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 4
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 6,
+                        "column": 10
+                    }
+                },
+                "name": "div",
+                "rawName": "div",
+                "namespace": "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
+                "startTag": {
+                    "type": "VStartTag",
+                    "range": [
+                        25,
+                        46
+                    ],
+                    "loc": {
+                        "start": {
+                            "line": 3,
+                            "column": 4
+                        },
+                        "end": {
+                            "line": 3,
+                            "column": 25
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "selfClosing": false,
+                    "attributes": [
+                        {
+                            "type": "VAttribute",
+                            "range": [
+                                30,
+                                39
+                            ],
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 3,
+                                    "column": 9
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 3,
+                                    "column": 18
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "directive": false,
+                            "key": {
+                                "type": "VIdentifier",
+                                "range": [
+                                    30,
+                                    35
+                                ],
+                                "loc": {
+                                    "start": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 9
+                                    },
+                                    "end": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 14
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "name": ":attr",
+                                "rawName": ":attr"
+                            },
+                            "value": {
+                                "type": "VLiteral",
+                                "range": [
+                                    36,
+                                    39
+                                ],
+                                "loc": {
+                                    "start": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 15
+                                    },
+                                    "end": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 18
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "value": "a"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "VAttribute",
+                            "range": [
+                                40,
+                                45
+                            ],
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 3,
+                                    "column": 19
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 3,
+                                    "column": 24
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "directive": true,
+                            "key": {
+                                "type": "VDirectiveKey",
+                                "range": [
+                                    40,
+                                    45
+                                ],
+                                "loc": {
+                                    "start": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 19
+                                    },
+                                    "end": {
+                                        "line": 3,
+                                        "column": 24
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "name": "pre",
+                                "argument": null,
+                                "modifiers": [],
+                                "shorthand": false,
+                                "raw": {
+                                    "name": "pre",
+                                    "argument": null,
+                                    "modifiers": []
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "value": null
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
+                "children": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "VText",
+                        "range": [
+                            46,
+                            69
+                        ],
+                        "loc": {
+                            "start": {
+                                "line": 3,
+                                "column": 25
+                            },
+                            "end": {
+                                "line": 5,
+                                "column": 8
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "value": "\n        {{a}}\n        "
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VElement",
+                        "range": [
+                            69,
+                            95
+                        ],
+                        "loc": {
+                            "start": {
+                                "line": 5,
+                                "column": 8
+                            },
+                            "end": {
+                                "line": 5,
+                                "column": 34
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "name": "div",
+                        "rawName": "div",
+                        "namespace": "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
+                        "startTag": {
+                            "type": "VStartTag",
+                            "range": [
+                                69,
+                                84
+                            ],
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 5,
+                                    "column": 8
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 5,
+                                    "column": 23
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "selfClosing": false,
+                            "attributes": [
+                                {
+                                    "type": "VAttribute",
+                                    "range": [
+                                        74,
+                                        83
+                                    ],
+                                    "loc": {
+                                        "start": {
+                                            "line": 5,
+                                            "column": 13
+                                        },
+                                        "end": {
+                                            "line": 5,
+                                            "column": 22
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                    "directive": false,
+                                    "key": {
+                                        "type": "VIdentifier",
+                                        "range": [
+                                            74,
+                                            79
+                                        ],
+                                        "loc": {
+                                            "start": {
+                                                "line": 5,
+                                                "column": 13
+                                            },
+                                            "end": {
+                                                "line": 5,
+                                                "column": 18
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        "name": ":attr",
+                                        "rawName": ":attr"
+                                    },
+                                    "value": {
+                                        "type": "VLiteral",
+                                        "range": [
+                                            80,
+                                            83
+                                        ],
+                                        "loc": {
+                                            "start": {
+                                                "line": 5,
+                                                "column": 19
+                                            },
+                                            "end": {
+                                                "line": 5,
+                                                "column": 22
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        "value": "a"
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        "children": [
+                            {
+                                "type": "VText",
+                                "range": [
+                                    84,
+                                    89
+                                ],
+                                "loc": {
+                                    "start": {
+                                        "line": 5,
+                                        "column": 23
+                                    },
+                                    "end": {
+                                        "line": 5,
+                                        "column": 28
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                "value": "{{a}}"
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        "endTag": {
+                            "type": "VEndTag",
+                            "range": [
+                                89,
+                                95
+                            ],
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 5,
+                                    "column": 28
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 5,
+                                    "column": 34
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "variables": []
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VText",
+                        "range": [
+                            95,
+                            100
+                        ],
+                        "loc": {
+                            "start": {
+                                "line": 5,
+                                "column": 34
+                            },
+                            "end": {
+                                "line": 6,
+                                "column": 4
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "value": "\n    "
+                    }
+                ],
+                "endTag": {
+                    "type": "VEndTag",
+                    "range": [
+                        100,
+                        106
+                    ],
+                    "loc": {
+                        "start": {
+                            "line": 6,
+                            "column": 4
+                        },
+                        "end": {
+                            "line": 6,
+                            "column": 10
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                "variables": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "range": [
+                    106,
+                    111
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 6,
+                        "column": 10
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 7,
+                        "column": 4
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n    "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionContainer",
+                "range": [
+                    111,
+                    116
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 7,
+                        "column": 4
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 7,
+                        "column": 9
+                    }
+                },
+                "expression": {
+                    "type": "Identifier",
+                    "start": 113,
+                    "end": 114,
+                    "loc": {
+                        "start": {
+                            "line": 7,
+                            "column": 6
+                        },
+                        "end": {
+                            "line": 7,
+                            "column": 7
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "range": [
+                        113,
+                        114
+                    ],
+                    "name": "a"
+                },
+                "references": [
+                    {
+                        "id": {
+                            "type": "Identifier",
+                            "start": 113,
+                            "end": 114,
+                            "loc": {
+                                "start": {
+                                    "line": 7,
+                                    "column": 6
+                                },
+                                "end": {
+                                    "line": 7,
+                                    "column": 7
+                                }
+                            },
+                            "range": [
+                                113,
+                                114
+                            ],
+                            "name": "a"
+                        },
+                        "mode": "r"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "range": [
+                    116,
+                    117
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 7,
+                        "column": 9
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 8,
+                        "column": 0
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n"
+            }
+        ],
+        "endTag": {
+            "type": "VEndTag",
+            "range": [
+                117,
+                128
+            ],
+            "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                    "line": 8,
+                    "column": 0
+                },
+                "end": {
+                    "line": 8,
+                    "column": 11
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "variables": [],
+        "tokens": [
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLTagOpen",
+                "range": [
+                    0,
+                    9
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 0
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 9
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "template"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLTagClose",
+                "range": [
+                    9,
+                    10
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 9
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 10
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLWhitespace",
+                "range": [
+                    10,
+                    15
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 10
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 4
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n    "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionStart",
+                "range": [
+                    15,
+                    17
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 4
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 6
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "{{"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "Identifier",
+                "value": "a",
+                "start": 17,
+                "end": 18,
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 6
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 7
+                    }
+                },
+                "range": [
+                    17,
+                    18
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionEnd",
+                "range": [
+                    18,
+                    20
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 7
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 9
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLWhitespace",
+                "range": [
+                    20,
+                    25
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 2,
+                        "column": 9
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 4
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n    "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLTagOpen",
+                "range": [
+                    25,
+                    29
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 4
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 8
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "div"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLIdentifier",
+                "range": [
+                    30,
+                    35
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 9
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 14
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": ":attr"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLAssociation",
+                "range": [
+                    35,
+                    36
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 14
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 15
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLLiteral",
+                "range": [
+                    36,
+                    39
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 15
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 18
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "a"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLIdentifier",
+                "range": [
+                    40,
+                    45
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 19
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 24
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "v-pre"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLTagClose",
+                "range": [
+                    45,
+                    46
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 24
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 25
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLWhitespace",
+                "range": [
+                    46,
+                    55
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 3,
+                        "column": 25
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 4,
+                        "column": 8
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n        "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLText",
+                "range": [
+                    55,
+                    60
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 4,
+                        "column": 8
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 4,
+                        "column": 13
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "{{a}}"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLWhitespace",
+                "range": [
+                    60,
+                    69
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 4,
+                        "column": 13
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 5,
+                        "column": 8
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "\n        "
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLTagOpen",
+                "range": [
+                    69,
+                    73
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 5,
+                        "column": 8
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 5,
+                        "column": 12
+                    }
+                },
+                "value": "div"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "HTMLIdentifier",
+                "range": [
+                    74,
+                    79
+                ],
+                "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                        "line": 5,
+                        "column": 13
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                        "line": 5,
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+                    }
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/source.vue b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/source.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64ee40a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/source.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<template>
+    {{a}}
+    <div :attr="a" v-pre>
+        {{a}}
+        <div :attr="a">{{a}}</div>
+    </div>
+    {{a}}
+</template>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/token-ranges.json b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/token-ranges.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb63475b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/token-ranges.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+    "<template",
+    ">",
+    "\n    ",
+    "{{",
+    "a",
+    "}}",
+    "\n    ",
+    "<div",
+    ":attr",
+    "=",
+    "\"a\"",
+    "v-pre",
+    ">",
+    "\n        ",
+    "{{a}}",
+    "\n        ",
+    "<div",
+    ":attr",
+    "=",
+    "\"a\"",
+    ">",
+    "{{a}}",
+    "</div",
+    ">",
+    "\n    ",
+    "</div",
+    ">",
+    "\n    ",
+    "{{",
+    "a",
+    "}}",
+    "\n",
+    "</template",
+    ">",
+    "\n"
+]
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/tree.json b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/tree.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38fe443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ast/v-pre/tree.json
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+[
+    {
+        "type": "VElement",
+        "text": "<template>\n    {{a}}\n    <div :attr=\"a\" v-pre>\n        {{a}}\n        <div :attr=\"a\">{{a}}</div>\n    </div>\n    {{a}}\n</template>",
+        "children": [
+            {
+                "type": "VStartTag",
+                "text": "<template>",
+                "children": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "text": "\n    ",
+                "children": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionContainer",
+                "text": "{{a}}",
+                "children": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "Identifier",
+                        "text": "a",
+                        "children": []
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "text": "\n    ",
+                "children": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VElement",
+                "text": "<div :attr=\"a\" v-pre>\n        {{a}}\n        <div :attr=\"a\">{{a}}</div>\n    </div>",
+                "children": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "VStartTag",
+                        "text": "<div :attr=\"a\" v-pre>",
+                        "children": [
+                            {
+                                "type": "VAttribute",
+                                "text": ":attr=\"a\"",
+                                "children": [
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "VIdentifier",
+                                        "text": ":attr",
+                                        "children": []
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "VLiteral",
+                                        "text": "\"a\"",
+                                        "children": []
+                                    }
+                                ]
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "type": "VAttribute",
+                                "text": "v-pre",
+                                "children": [
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "VDirectiveKey",
+                                        "text": "v-pre",
+                                        "children": []
+                                    }
+                                ]
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VText",
+                        "text": "\n        {{a}}\n        ",
+                        "children": []
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VElement",
+                        "text": "<div :attr=\"a\">{{a}}</div>",
+                        "children": [
+                            {
+                                "type": "VStartTag",
+                                "text": "<div :attr=\"a\">",
+                                "children": [
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "VAttribute",
+                                        "text": ":attr=\"a\"",
+                                        "children": [
+                                            {
+                                                "type": "VIdentifier",
+                                                "text": ":attr",
+                                                "children": []
+                                            },
+                                            {
+                                                "type": "VLiteral",
+                                                "text": "\"a\"",
+                                                "children": []
+                                            }
+                                        ]
+                                    }
+                                ]
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "type": "VText",
+                                "text": "{{a}}",
+                                "children": []
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "type": "VEndTag",
+                                "text": "</div>",
+                                "children": []
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VText",
+                        "text": "\n    ",
+                        "children": []
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "VEndTag",
+                        "text": "</div>",
+                        "children": []
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "text": "\n    ",
+                "children": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VExpressionContainer",
+                "text": "{{a}}",
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+                        "type": "Identifier",
+                        "text": "a",
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+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VText",
+                "text": "\n",
+                "children": []
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "VEndTag",
+                "text": "</template>",
+                "children": []
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+]
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