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diff --git a/markdown_it/rules_inline/html_inline.py b/markdown_it/rules_inline/html_inline.py
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+# Process html tags
+from ..common.html_re import HTML_TAG_RE
+from .state_inline import StateInline
+
+
+def isLetter(ch: int):
+    lc = ch | 0x20  # to lower case
+    # /* a */ and /* z */
+    return (lc >= 0x61) and (lc <= 0x7A)
+
+
+def html_inline(state: StateInline, silent: bool):
+
+    pos = state.pos
+
+    if not state.md.options.get("html", None):
+        return False
+
+    # Check start
+    maximum = state.posMax
+    if state.srcCharCode[pos] != 0x3C or pos + 2 >= maximum:  # /* < */
+        return False
+
+    # Quick fail on second char
+    ch = state.srcCharCode[pos + 1]
+    if (
+        ch != 0x21
+        and ch != 0x3F  # /* ! */
+        and ch != 0x2F  # /* ? */
+        and not isLetter(ch)  # /* / */
+    ):
+        return False
+
+    match = HTML_TAG_RE.search(state.src[pos:])
+    if not match:
+        return False
+
+    if not silent:
+        token = state.push("html_inline", "", 0)
+        token.content = state.src[pos : pos + len(match.group(0))]
+
+    state.pos += len(match.group(0))
+    return True