diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 0da5997..264b795 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Check out https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-syntax.html for more information.
 - [x] Inline Babel Calls and Source Blocks
 - [ ] Line Breaks
 - [x] Links
+  - [x] Regular link
+  - [ ] Plain link
+  - [ ] Angle link
+  - [ ] Radio link
 - [x] Macros
 - [x] Targets and Radio Targets
 - [x] Statistics Cookies
diff --git a/src/elements/dyn_block.rs b/src/elements/dyn_block.rs
index 5d82461..8dcad41 100644
--- a/src/elements/dyn_block.rs
+++ b/src/elements/dyn_block.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::lines::Lines;
-use memchr::memchr2;
+use memchr::{memchr, memchr2};
 
 /// return (name, parameters, contents-begin, contents-end, end)
 #[inline]
@@ -10,34 +10,32 @@ pub fn parse(src: &str) -> Option<(&str, Option<&str>, usize, usize, usize)> {
         return None;
     }
 
-    let bytes = src.as_bytes();
-
-    let args = memchr::memchr(b'\n', src.as_bytes())
-        .map(|i| i + 1)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| src.len());
-    let name = memchr2(b' ', b'\n', &bytes[9..])
-        .map(|i| i + 9)
-        .filter(|&i| {
-            src.as_bytes()[9..i]
-                .iter()
-                .all(|&c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic())
-        })?;
     let mut lines = Lines::new(src);
     let (mut pre_cont_end, _, _) = lines.next()?;
 
     for (cont_end, end, line) in lines {
         if line.trim().eq_ignore_ascii_case("#+END:") {
-            return Some((
-                &src[8..name].trim(),
-                if name == args {
-                    None
-                } else {
-                    Some(&src[name..args].trim())
-                },
-                args,
-                pre_cont_end,
-                end,
-            ));
+            let bytes = src.as_bytes();
+
+            let i = memchr2(b' ', b'\n', &bytes[9..])
+                .map(|i| i + 9)
+                .filter(|&i| bytes[9..i].iter().all(|&c| c.is_ascii_alphabetic()))?;
+            let name = &src[8..i].trim();
+
+            return Some(if bytes[i] == b'\n' {
+                (name, None, i, pre_cont_end, end)
+            } else {
+                let cont_beg = memchr(b'\n', bytes)
+                    .map(|i| i + 1)
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| src.len());
+                (
+                    name,
+                    Some(&src[i..cont_beg].trim()),
+                    cont_beg,
+                    pre_cont_end,
+                    end,
+                )
+            });
         }
         pre_cont_end = cont_end;
     }
diff --git a/src/elements/fn_def.rs b/src/elements/fn_def.rs
index c490503..460598e 100644
--- a/src/elements/fn_def.rs
+++ b/src/elements/fn_def.rs
@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn:1] https://orgmode.org").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("[fn:1] https://orgmode.org"),
+            Some((
                 "1",
                 " https://orgmode.org",
                 "[fn:1] https://orgmode.org".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn:word_1] https://orgmode.org").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("[fn:word_1] https://orgmode.org"),
+            Some((
                 "word_1",
                 " https://orgmode.org",
                 "[fn:word_1] https://orgmode.org".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn:WORD-1] https://orgmode.org").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("[fn:WORD-1] https://orgmode.org"),
+            Some((
                 "WORD-1",
                 " https://orgmode.org",
                 "[fn:WORD-1] https://orgmode.org".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
-        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:WORD]").unwrap(), ("WORD", "", "[fn:WORD]".len()));
-        assert!(parse("[fn:] https://orgmode.org").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("[fn:wor d] https://orgmode.org").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("[fn:WORD https://orgmode.org").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:WORD]"), Some(("WORD", "", "[fn:WORD]".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:] https://orgmode.org"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:wor d] https://orgmode.org"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:WORD https://orgmode.org"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/elements/keyword.rs b/src/elements/keyword.rs
index dfbe9a6..178d387 100644
--- a/src/elements/keyword.rs
+++ b/src/elements/keyword.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ mod tests {
             parse("#+KEY:VALUE\n"),
             Some((Key::Custom("KEY"), "VALUE", "#+KEY:VALUE\n".len()))
         );
-        assert!(parse("#+KE Y: VALUE").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("#+ KEY: VALUE").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("#+KE Y: VALUE"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("#+ KEY: VALUE"), None);
 
         assert_eq!(
             parse("#+RESULTS:"),
diff --git a/src/elements/list.rs b/src/elements/list.rs
index 8bb9965..2fd5b80 100644
--- a/src/elements/list.rs
+++ b/src/elements/list.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn parse(src: &str, ident: usize) -> (&str, usize, usize, usize, bool) {
             }
         }
 
-        let line_ident = self::ident(line);
+        let line_ident = count_ident(line);
 
         if line_ident < ident {
             return (bullet, beg, pre_cont_end, pre_end, false);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn parse(src: &str, ident: usize) -> (&str, usize, usize, usize, bool) {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-fn ident(src: &str) -> usize {
+fn count_ident(src: &str) -> usize {
     src.as_bytes()
         .iter()
         .position(|&c| c != b' ' && c != b'\t')
diff --git a/src/elements/mod.rs b/src/elements/mod.rs
index 94e778a..d1e1ea3 100644
--- a/src/elements/mod.rs
+++ b/src/elements/mod.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub enum Element<'a> {
 // return (element, off, next element, next offset)
 // the end of first element is relative to the offset
 // next offset is relative to the end of the first element
-pub fn parse<'a>(src: &'a str) -> (Option<Element<'a>>, usize, Option<(Element<'a>, usize)>) {
+pub fn parse(src: &str) -> (Option<Element<'_>>, usize, Option<(Element<'_>, usize)>) {
     // skip empty lines
     let mut pos = match src.chars().position(|c| c != '\n') {
         Some(pos) => pos,
diff --git a/src/headline.rs b/src/headline.rs
index 8c5e1c0..e391895 100644
--- a/src/headline.rs
+++ b/src/headline.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ impl<'a> Headline<'a> {
     pub fn parse(src: &'a str) -> (Headline<'a>, usize, usize) {
         let level = memchr2(b'\n', b' ', src.as_bytes()).unwrap_or_else(|| src.len());
 
+        debug_assert!(level > 0);
         debug_assert!(src.as_bytes()[0..level].iter().all(|&c| c == b'*'));
 
         let (eol, end) = memchr::memchr(b'\n', src.as_bytes())
diff --git a/src/objects/cookie.rs b/src/objects/cookie.rs
index 53cac3a..4f7881b 100644
--- a/src/objects/cookie.rs
+++ b/src/objects/cookie.rs
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
         use super::Cookie::*;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("[1/10]").unwrap(), (Slash("1", "10"), "[1/10]".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[1/10]"), Some((Slash("1", "10"), "[1/10]".len())));
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[1/1000]").unwrap(),
-            (Slash("1", "1000"), "[1/1000]".len())
+            parse("[1/1000]"),
+            Some((Slash("1", "1000"), "[1/1000]".len()))
         );
-        assert_eq!(parse("[10%]").unwrap(), (Percent("10"), "[10%]".len()));
-        assert_eq!(parse("[%]").unwrap(), (Percent(""), "[%]".len()));
-        assert_eq!(parse("[/]").unwrap(), (Slash("", ""), "[/]".len()));
-        assert_eq!(parse("[100/]").unwrap(), (Slash("100", ""), "[100/]".len()));
-        assert_eq!(parse("[/100]").unwrap(), (Slash("", "100"), "[/100]".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[10%]"), Some((Percent("10"), "[10%]".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[%]"), Some((Percent(""), "[%]".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[/]"), Some((Slash("", ""), "[/]".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[100/]"), Some((Slash("100", ""), "[100/]".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[/100]"), Some((Slash("", "100"), "[/100]".len())));
 
-        assert!(parse("[10% ]").is_none(),);
-        assert!(parse("[1//100]").is_none(),);
-        assert!(parse("[1\\100]").is_none(),);
-        assert!(parse("[10%%]").is_none(),);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[10% ]"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[1//100]"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[1\\100]"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("[10%%]"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/emphasis.rs b/src/objects/emphasis.rs
index d7f52c8..4df7f5f 100644
--- a/src/objects/emphasis.rs
+++ b/src/objects/emphasis.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use bytecount::count;
 use memchr::memchr;
 
 #[inline]
@@ -13,14 +14,13 @@ pub fn parse(src: &str, marker: u8) -> Option<usize> {
 
     let end = memchr(marker, &bytes[1..])
         .map(|i| i + 1)
-        .filter(|&i| bytes[1..i].iter().filter(|&&c| c == b'\n').count() < 2)?;
+        .filter(|&i| count(&bytes[1..i], b'\n') < 2)?;
 
     if bytes[end - 1].is_ascii_whitespace() {
         return None;
     }
 
-    if end < src.len() - 1 {
-        let post = bytes[end + 1];
+    if let Some(&post) = bytes.get(end + 1) {
         if post == b' '
             || post == b'-'
             || post == b'.'
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse() {
         use super::parse;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("*bold*", b'*').unwrap(), "*bold".len());
-        assert_eq!(parse("*bo\nld*", b'*').unwrap(), "*bo\nld".len());
-        assert!(parse("*bold*a", b'*').is_none());
-        assert!(parse("*bold*", b'/').is_none());
-        assert!(parse("*bold *", b'*').is_none());
-        assert!(parse("* bold*", b'*').is_none());
-        assert!(parse("*b\nol\nd*", b'*').is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("*bold*", b'*'), Some("*bold".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("*bo\nld*", b'*'), Some("*bo\nld".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("*bold*a", b'*'), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("*bold*", b'/'), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("*bold *", b'*'), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("* bold*", b'*'), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("*b\nol\nd*", b'*'), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/fn_ref.rs b/src/objects/fn_ref.rs
index 733801e..962812f 100644
--- a/src/objects/fn_ref.rs
+++ b/src/objects/fn_ref.rs
@@ -55,19 +55,16 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse() {
         use super::parse;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:1]").unwrap(), (Some("1"), None, "[fn:1]".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn:1]"), Some((Some("1"), None, "[fn:1]".len())));
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn:1:2]").unwrap(),
-            (Some("1"), Some("2"), "[fn:1:2]".len())
+            parse("[fn:1:2]"),
+            Some((Some("1"), Some("2"), "[fn:1:2]".len()))
         );
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn::2]"), Some((None, Some("2"), "[fn::2]".len())));
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn::2]").unwrap(),
-            (None, Some("2"), "[fn::2]".len())
+            parse("[fn::[]]"),
+            Some((None, Some("[]"), "[fn::[]]".len()))
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse("[fn::[]]").unwrap(),
-            (None, Some("[]"), "[fn::[]]".len())
-        );
-        assert!(parse("[fn::[]").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("[fn::[]"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/inline_call.rs b/src/objects/inline_call.rs
index cc07a08..37db232 100644
--- a/src/objects/inline_call.rs
+++ b/src/objects/inline_call.rs
@@ -51,38 +51,38 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("call_square(4)").unwrap(),
-            ("square", "4", None, None, "call_square(4)".len())
+            parse("call_square(4)"),
+            Some(("square", "4", None, None, "call_square(4)".len()))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("call_square[:results output](4)").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("call_square[:results output](4)"),
+            Some((
                 "square",
                 "4",
                 Some(":results output"),
                 None,
                 "call_square[:results output](4)".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("call_square(4)[:results html]").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("call_square(4)[:results html]"),
+            Some((
                 "square",
                 "4",
                 None,
                 Some(":results html"),
                 "call_square(4)[:results html]".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("call_square[:results output](4)[:results html]").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("call_square[:results output](4)[:results html]"),
+            Some((
                 "square",
                 "4",
                 Some(":results output"),
                 Some(":results html"),
                 "call_square[:results output](4)[:results html]".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/inline_src.rs b/src/objects/inline_src.rs
index 38a97ce..1af37f1 100644
--- a/src/objects/inline_src.rs
+++ b/src/objects/inline_src.rs
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("src_C{int a = 0;}").unwrap(),
-            ("C", None, "int a = 0;", "src_C{int a = 0;}".len())
+            parse("src_C{int a = 0;}"),
+            Some(("C", None, "int a = 0;", "src_C{int a = 0;}".len()))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("src_xml[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>}").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("src_xml[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>}"),
+            Some((
                 "xml",
                 Some(":exports code"),
                 "<tag>text</tag>",
                 "src_xml[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>}".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
-        assert!(parse("src_xml[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("src_[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>}").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("src_xml[:exports code]").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("src_xml[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("src_[:exports code]{<tag>text</tag>}"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("src_xml[:exports code]"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/link.rs b/src/objects/link.rs
index ead534d..d40512a 100644
--- a/src/objects/link.rs
+++ b/src/objects/link.rs
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse() {
         use super::parse;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("[[#id]]").unwrap(), ("#id", None, "[[#id]]".len()));
+        assert_eq!(parse("[[#id]]"), Some(("#id", None, "[[#id]]".len())));
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("[[#id][desc]]").unwrap(),
-            ("#id", Some("desc"), "[[#id][desc]]".len())
+            parse("[[#id][desc]]"),
+            Some(("#id", Some("desc"), "[[#id][desc]]".len()))
         );
-        assert!(parse("[[#id][desc]").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("[[#id][desc]"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/mod.rs b/src/objects/mod.rs
index 9eb0a6e..fe6d25e 100644
--- a/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -68,20 +68,25 @@ pub enum Object<'a> {
     Text(&'a str),
 }
 
-pub fn parse<'a>(src: &'a str) -> (Object<'a>, usize, Option<(Object<'a>, usize)>) {
+pub fn parse(src: &str) -> (Object<'_>, usize, Option<(Object<'_>, usize)>) {
     let bytes = src.as_bytes();
-
-    if src.len() <= 2 {
-        return (Object::Text(src), src.len(), None);
-    }
-
     let bs = bytes!(b'@', b' ', b'"', b'(', b'\n', b'{', b'<', b'[');
 
     let mut pos = 0;
-    loop {
+    while let Some(off) = if pos == 0 {
+        Some(0)
+    } else {
+        bs.find(&bytes[pos..])
+    } {
+        pos += off;
+
+        if src.len() - pos < 3 {
+            return (Object::Text(src), src.len(), None);
+        }
+
         macro_rules! brk {
             ($obj:expr, $off:expr, $pos:expr) => {
-                break if $pos == 0 {
+                return if $pos == 0 {
                     ($obj, $off, None)
                 } else {
                     (Object::Text(&src[0..$pos]), $pos, Some(($obj, $off)))
@@ -141,19 +146,13 @@ pub fn parse<'a>(src: &'a str) -> (Object<'a>, usize, Option<(Object<'a>, usize)
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(off) = bs
-            .find(&bytes[pos + 1..])
-            .map(|i| i + pos + 1)
-            .filter(|&i| i < src.len() - 3)
-        {
-            pos = off;
-        } else {
-            break (Object::Text(src), src.len(), None);
-        }
+        pos += 1;
     }
+
+    (Object::Text(src), src.len(), None)
 }
 
-fn parse_text_markup<'a>(src: &'a str) -> Option<(Object<'a>, usize)> {
+fn parse_text_markup(src: &str) -> Option<(Object<'_>, usize)> {
     match src.as_bytes()[0] {
         b'*' => emphasis::parse(src, b'*').map(|end| (Object::Bold { end }, 1)),
         b'+' => emphasis::parse(src, b'+').map(|end| (Object::Strike { end }, 1)),
diff --git a/src/objects/radio_target.rs b/src/objects/radio_target.rs
index 4a78eb4..df2aac2 100644
--- a/src/objects/radio_target.rs
+++ b/src/objects/radio_target.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ pub fn parse(src: &str) -> Option<(&str, usize)> {
 
     expect!(src, 3, |c| c != b' ')?;
 
+    let bytes = src.as_bytes();
     let end = Substring::new(">>>").find(src).filter(|&i| {
-        src.as_bytes()[3..i]
+        bytes[3..i]
             .iter()
             .all(|&c| c != b'<' && c != b'\n' && c != b'>')
     })?;
 
-    if src.as_bytes()[end - 1] == b' ' {
+    if bytes[end - 1] == b' ' {
         return None;
     }
 
@@ -27,12 +28,12 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("<<<target>>>").unwrap(),
-            ("target", "<<<target>>>".len())
+            parse("<<<target>>>"),
+            Some(("target", "<<<target>>>".len()))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("<<<tar get>>>").unwrap(),
-            ("tar get", "<<<tar get>>>".len())
+            parse("<<<tar get>>>"),
+            Some(("tar get", "<<<tar get>>>".len()))
         );
         assert_eq!(parse("<<<target >>>"), None);
         assert_eq!(parse("<<< target>>>"), None);
diff --git a/src/objects/snippet.rs b/src/objects/snippet.rs
index 7228be4..8991d06 100644
--- a/src/objects/snippet.rs
+++ b/src/objects/snippet.rs
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ mod tests {
         use super::parse;
 
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("@@html:<b>@@").unwrap(),
-            ("html", "<b>", "@@html:<b>@@".len())
+            parse("@@html:<b>@@"),
+            Some(("html", "<b>", "@@html:<b>@@".len()))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("@@latex:any arbitrary LaTeX code@@").unwrap(),
-            (
+            parse("@@latex:any arbitrary LaTeX code@@"),
+            Some((
                 "latex",
                 "any arbitrary LaTeX code",
                 "@@latex:any arbitrary LaTeX code@@".len()
-            )
+            ))
         );
-        assert_eq!(parse("@@html:@@").unwrap(), ("html", "", "@@html:@@".len()));
-        assert!(parse("@@html:<b>@").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("@@html<b>@@").is_none());
-        assert!(parse("@@:<b>@@").is_none());
+        assert_eq!(parse("@@html:@@"), Some(("html", "", "@@html:@@".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("@@html:<b>@"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("@@html<b>@@"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse("@@:<b>@@"), None);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/target.rs b/src/objects/target.rs
index 50a6d23..ccf685f 100644
--- a/src/objects/target.rs
+++ b/src/objects/target.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse() {
         use super::parse;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("<<target>>").unwrap(), ("target", "<<target>>".len()));
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse("<<tar get>>").unwrap(),
-            ("tar get", "<<tar get>>".len())
-        );
+        assert_eq!(parse("<<target>>"), Some(("target", "<<target>>".len())));
+        assert_eq!(parse("<<tar get>>"), Some(("tar get", "<<tar get>>".len())));
         assert_eq!(parse("<<target >>"), None);
         assert_eq!(parse("<< target>>"), None);
         assert_eq!(parse("<<ta<get>>"), None);
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 7ea55bd..a65c576 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn next_hdl(&mut self) -> Event<'a> {
-        let tail = &self.text[self.off..];
-        let (hdl, off, end) = Headline::parse(tail);
+        let (hdl, off, end) = Headline::parse(&self.text[self.off..]);
         debug_assert!(end <= self.text[self.off..].len());
         self.stack.push(Container::Headline {
             beg: self.off + off,
@@ -467,6 +466,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
                 | Container::SplBlock { cont_end, end, .. }
                 | Container::ListItem { cont_end, end } => {
                     debug_assert!(self.off <= cont_end);
+                    debug_assert!(self.off <= end);
                     if self.off >= cont_end {
                         self.off = end;
                         self.end()
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
                 | Container::Underline { cont_end, end }
                 | Container::Italic { cont_end, end }
                 | Container::Strike { cont_end, end } => {
+                    debug_assert!(self.off <= cont_end);
                     debug_assert!(self.off <= end);
                     if self.off >= cont_end {
                         self.off = end;