# `SyntaxError` [🔗](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.20.1/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex#L1223) An exception raised when there's a syntax error when parsing code. For example: iex> Code.eval_string("5 + 5h") ** (SyntaxError) invalid syntax found on nofile:1:5: ... The following fields of this exceptions are public and can be accessed freely: * `:file` (`t:Path.t/0` or `nil`) - the file where the error occurred, or `nil` if the error occurred in code that did not come from a file * `:line` - the line where the error occurred * `:column` - the column where the error occurred * `:description` - a description of the syntax error --- *Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*