diff --git a/src/parser/comment.rs b/src/parser/comment.rs
index a6d539c..5ea95d3 100644
--- a/src/parser/comment.rs
+++ b/src/parser/comment.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ fn comment_line<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     Ok((remaining, source))
 }
 
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub fn detect_comment<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+    tuple((
+        start_of_line,
+        space0,
+        tag("#"),
+        alt((tag(" "), line_ending, eof)),
+    ))(input)?;
+    Ok((input, ()))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs b/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
index abadd4d..376b18c 100644
--- a/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
+++ b/src/parser/diary_sexp.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ pub fn diary_sexp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, DiarySexp<'s>> {
     start_of_line(input)?;
-    let (remaining, _leading_whitespace) = space0(input)?;
-    let (remaining, _clock) = tag("%%")(remaining)?;
-    let (remaining, _gap_whitespace) = space0(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _clock) = tag("%%")(input)?;
     let (remaining, _sexp) = recognize(sexp)(remaining)?;
     let (remaining, _trailing_comment) = opt(tuple((
         space0,
@@ -43,3 +41,9 @@ pub fn diary_sexp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         },
     ))
 }
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub fn detect_diary_sexp<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+    tuple((start_of_line, tag("%%(")))(input)?;
+    Ok((input, ()))
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index 9dabf33..2f6b22a 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ use nom::multi::many0;
 
 use super::clock::clock;
 use super::comment::comment;
+use super::comment::detect_comment;
+use super::diary_sexp::detect_diary_sexp;
 use super::diary_sexp::diary_sexp;
 use super::drawer::drawer;
 use super::dynamic_block::dynamic_block;
+use super::fixed_width_area::detect_fixed_width_area;
 use super::fixed_width_area::fixed_width_area;
+use super::footnote_definition::detect_footnote_definition;
 use super::footnote_definition::footnote_definition;
 use super::greater_block::greater_block;
 use super::horizontal_rule::horizontal_rule;
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ use super::org_source::OrgSource;
 use super::paragraph::paragraph;
 use super::plain_list::detect_plain_list;
 use super::plain_list::plain_list;
+use super::table::detect_table;
 use super::util::get_consumed;
 use super::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting;
 use crate::context::parser_with_context;
@@ -135,7 +140,16 @@ fn _detect_element<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
     can_be_paragraph: bool,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
-    if detect_plain_list(input).is_ok() {
+    if alt((
+        detect_plain_list,
+        detect_footnote_definition,
+        detect_diary_sexp,
+        detect_comment,
+        detect_fixed_width_area,
+        detect_table,
+    ))(input)
+    .is_ok()
+    {
         return Ok((input, ()));
     }
     if _element(context, input, can_be_paragraph).is_ok() {
diff --git a/src/parser/fixed_width_area.rs b/src/parser/fixed_width_area.rs
index b579ced..d3a0962 100644
--- a/src/parser/fixed_width_area.rs
+++ b/src/parser/fixed_width_area.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn fixed_width_area_line<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
     start_of_line(input)?;
     let (remaining, _indent) = space0(input)?;
-    let (remaining, (_hash, _leading_whitespace_and_content, _line_ending)) = tuple((
+    let (remaining, (_colon, _leading_whitespace_and_content, _line_ending)) = tuple((
         tag(":"),
         opt(tuple((space1, is_not("\r\n")))),
         alt((line_ending, eof)),
@@ -55,3 +55,14 @@ fn fixed_width_area_line<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((remaining, source))
 }
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub fn detect_fixed_width_area<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+    tuple((
+        start_of_line,
+        space0,
+        tag(":"),
+        alt((tag(" "), line_ending, eof)),
+    ))(input)?;
+    Ok((input, ()))
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
index 9d5d79a..a4053f1 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn footnote_definition_end<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
-fn detect_footnote_definition<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+pub fn detect_footnote_definition<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
     tuple((start_of_line, tag_no_case("[fn:"), label, tag("]")))(input)?;
     Ok((input, ()))
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/table.rs b/src/parser/table.rs
index b1fe948..e836cdf 100644
--- a/src/parser/table.rs
+++ b/src/parser/table.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ pub fn org_mode_table<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     ))
 }
 
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+pub fn detect_table<'s>(input: OrgSource<'s>) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, ()> {
+    tuple((start_of_line, space0, tag("|")))(input)?;
+    Ok((input, ()))
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
 fn table_end<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     _context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,