ERROR in Invalid or unexpected token

[richardsengers]

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Versions

Angular CLI: 7.1.0
Node: 9.11.1
OS: win32 x64
Angular:
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Package                      Version
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@angular-devkit/architect    0.11.0
@angular-devkit/core         7.1.0
@angular-devkit/schematics   7.1.0
@schematics/angular          7.1.0
@schematics/update           0.11.0
rxjs                         6.3.3
typescript                   3.1.6

Repro steps

Copy a text with hidden special characters, Like LS

The log given by the failure

ERROR in Invalid or unexpected token

Desired functionality

Give more details about the error, for example the template and line number (if that's possible)

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I've copied a text from a design tool called Figma into my template After running --aot a very unclear error message occurs, which took me hours to find the exact error.
Copying the specific tekst to Notepad ++ showed me the hidden text.

https://www.figma.com/file/Y1Qoirjshd3SjoeITfqdKlVL/Untitled?node-id=0%3A1

[filipesilva]

Can you expand on the repro steps please?

Where should the text be copied to, and what command (I guess ng build --aot`?) should be ran to see that error?

[richardsengers]

I have created a simple repo.
https://github.com/richardsengers/angular-cli-13064

If you run the command

ng build --aot

The error pops up.