diff --git a/spec.txt b/spec.txt
index 3f6bf0f9..89316892 100644
--- a/spec.txt
+++ b/spec.txt
@@ -722,57 +722,64 @@ recognized as entity references either:
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
-Entity and numeric character references are recognized in any
-context besides code spans or code blocks, including
-URLs, [link titles], and [fenced code block][] [info strings]:
+Entity and numeric character references are treated as literal
+text in code spans and code blocks:
 
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-<a href="&ouml;&ouml;.html">
+`f&ouml;&ouml;`
 .
-<a href="&ouml;&ouml;.html">
+<p><code>f&amp;ouml;&amp;ouml;</code></p>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-[foo](/f&ouml;&ouml; "f&ouml;&ouml;")
+    f&ouml;f&ouml;
 .
-<p><a href="/f%C3%B6%C3%B6" title="föö">foo</a></p>
+<pre><code>f&amp;ouml;f&amp;ouml;
+</code></pre>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
+
+Entity and numeric character references are left uninterpreted
+in HTML blocks and raw HTML:
+
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-[foo]
+<div id="&copy&asdf;">
 
-[foo]: /f&ouml;&ouml; "f&ouml;&ouml;"
+Link <a href="&copy&ouml;&ouml;.html">
 .
-<p><a href="/f%C3%B6%C3%B6" title="föö">foo</a></p>
+<div id="&copy&asdf;">
+<p>Link <a href="&copy&ouml;&ouml;.html"></p>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
+Entity and numeric character references are recognized in any
+any other context, including URLs, [link titles], and
+[fenced code block][] [info strings]:
+
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-``` f&ouml;&ouml;
-foo
-```
+[foo](/f&ouml;&ouml; "f&ouml;&ouml;")
 .
-<pre><code class="language-föö">foo
-</code></pre>
+<p><a href="/f%C3%B6%C3%B6" title="föö">foo</a></p>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
-Entity and numeric character references are treated as literal
-text in code spans and code blocks:
-
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-`f&ouml;&ouml;`
+[foo]
+
+[foo]: /f&ouml;&ouml; "f&ouml;&ouml;"
 .
-<p><code>f&amp;ouml;&amp;ouml;</code></p>
+<p><a href="/f%C3%B6%C3%B6" title="föö">foo</a></p>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-    f&ouml;f&ouml;
+``` f&ouml;&ouml;
+foo
+```
 .
-<pre><code>f&amp;ouml;f&amp;ouml;
+<pre><code class="language-föö">foo
 </code></pre>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
@@ -9173,17 +9180,17 @@ foo <![CDATA[>&<]]>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
-Entity and numeric character references are preserved in HTML
+Entity and numeric character references are copied uninterpreted in HTML
 attributes:
 
 ```````````````````````````````` example
-foo <a href="&ouml;">
+foo <a href="&ouml;&copy">
 .
-<p>foo <a href="&ouml;"></p>
+<p>foo <a href="&ouml;&copy"></p>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
-Backslash escapes do not work in HTML attributes:
+Backslash escapes are also copied uninterpreted:
 
 ```````````````````````````````` example
 foo <a href="\*">
@@ -9192,6 +9199,9 @@ foo <a href="\*">
 ````````````````````````````````
 
 
+Not interpreting backslash escapes can mean not recognizing
+a tag that HTML5 would recognize:
+
 ```````````````````````````````` example
 <a href="\"">
 .