diff --git a/par/md.test.ts b/par/md.test.ts
index 0bc6c39..8852521 100644
--- a/par/md.test.ts
+++ b/par/md.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const ren = new HtmlStrRenderer();
 
 Deno.test({
   name: "should skip empty line",
+  only: true,
   fn: () => {
     const par = new MarkdownParser();
     assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("\n")), "");
@@ -21,15 +22,30 @@ Deno.test({
 
 Deno.test({
   name: "should parse empty ATX header",
+  only: true,
   fn: () => {
     const par = new MarkdownParser();
-    const res = par.parse("#");
-    assertEquals(ren.render(res), "<h1></h1>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("#")), "<h1></h1>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("##")), "<h2></h2>");
+  },
+});
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "should parse ATX header if line contains additional spaces",
+  only: true,
+  fn: () => {
+    const par = new MarkdownParser();
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse(" #")), "<h1></h1>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("  #")), "<h1></h1>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("  ##")), "<h2></h2>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("   #")), "<h1></h1>");
+    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("   ##")), "<h2></h2>");
   },
 });
 
 Deno.test({
   name: "should parse ATX header with text",
+  only: true,
   fn: () => {
     const par = new MarkdownParser();
     assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("# hello")), "<h1>hello</h1>");
@@ -50,16 +66,6 @@ Deno.test({
   },
 });
 
-Deno.test({
-  name: "should parse ATX header if line contains additional spaces",
-  fn: () => {
-    const par = new MarkdownParser();
-    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse(" # hello")), "<h1>hello</h1>");
-    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("  # hello")), "<h1>hello</h1>");
-    assertEquals(ren.render(par.parse("   # hello")), "<h1>hello</h1>");
-  },
-});
-
 Deno.test({
   name: "should parse ATX header with closing sequence",
   fn: () => {
diff --git a/par/md.ts b/par/md.ts
index 9eadfc8..e30b447 100644
--- a/par/md.ts
+++ b/par/md.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import { Parser } from "./types.ts";
 
 const RE_EMPTY_LINE = /^[ ]*\r?\n/;
 
+const RE_ATX_HEADING = /^[ ]{0,3}(#{1,6})(?:$|([ ].+)(?:[ ]?#*[ ]*)?$)/;
+
 const RE_OPEN_ATX_HEADING = /^[ ]{0,3}(#{1,6})([ ]|$)/;
 const RE_CLOSE_ATX_HEADING = /(^|[ ]+)#*[ ]*$/;
 
@@ -35,20 +37,93 @@ export class MarkdownParser implements Parser {
   parse(input: string): AnyNode {
     const astDoc: AstDocument = { kind: AstKind.Document, content: [] };
 
-    let readStr = input;
-    while (readStr.length) {
-      const newReadStr = skipEmptyLine(readStr) ??
-        parseAtxHeading(astDoc, readStr) ??
-        parseList(astDoc, readStr) ??
-        parseParagraph(astDoc, readStr);
-      if (isNil(newReadStr)) break;
-      readStr = newReadStr;
+    const segments = splitLines(input);
+
+    console.log({ segments });
+
+    const res = parseHeaderFromSegments(segments);
+    if (res != null) {
+      astDoc.content.push(res.ast);
     }
 
+    // let readStr = input;
+    // while (readStr.length) {
+    // const newReadStr = skipEmptyLine(readStr) ??
+    // parseAtxHeading(astDoc, readStr) ??
+    // parseList(astDoc, readStr) ??
+    // parseParagraph(astDoc, readStr);
+    // if (isNil(newReadStr)) break;
+    // readStr = newReadStr;
+    // }
+
     return new Fragment(astDoc.content.map(DocChild));
   }
 }
 
+function parseHeaderFromSegments(
+  lines: Lines,
+): ParsedRes<AstAtxHeading> | null {
+  const headingMatch = RE_ATX_HEADING.exec(lines[0]);
+  if (headingMatch == null) return null;
+
+  const inlineContent = parseInlineContentFromSegments([headingMatch[2]]);
+
+  const ast: AstAtxHeading = {
+    kind: AstKind.AtxHeading,
+    content: [],
+    level: headingMatch[1].length as HeadingLevel,
+  };
+
+  return {
+    ast,
+    restLines: lines.slice(1),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseInlineContentFromSegments(
+  lines: Lines,
+): ParsedRes<AstInlineContent[]> | null {
+  if (!lines.length) return null;
+
+  const linkMatch = RE_LINK.exec(readStr);
+  if (!isNil(linkMatch)) {
+    const astLink: AstLink = {
+      kind: AstKind.Link,
+      destination: encodeURI(linkMatch[3] ?? linkMatch[2]),
+      title: linkMatch[5],
+      content: [],
+    };
+
+    // 1. parse before link
+    parseText(ast, readStr.slice(0, linkMatch.index));
+
+    // 2. create link and parse inner content for link
+    ast.content.push(astLink);
+    parseText(astLink, linkMatch[1]);
+
+    // 3. parse rest text
+    return parseInlineContent(
+      ast,
+      readStr.slice(linkMatch.index + linkMatch[0].length),
+    );
+  } else {
+    return parseText(ast, readStr);
+  }
+}
+
+interface ParsedRes<T> {
+  ast: T;
+  restLines: Lines;
+}
+
+function splitLines(input: string): Lines {
+  return input.split("\n");
+}
+
+type Lines = string[];
+
+// ---- OLD
+
 function List(ast: AstList): Elem {
   // switch (ast.kind)
   return BulletList(ast);