diff --git a/spec/parser/javascript/match_fragment_spec.js b/spec/parser/javascript/match_fragment_spec.js
index 8b35746..5412eca 100644
--- a/spec/parser/javascript/match_fragment_spec.js
+++ b/spec/parser/javascript/match_fragment_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,197 @@
+import javascript from 'src/js/parser/javascript/parser.js';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import Snap from 'snapsvg';
+import Q from 'q';
+
 describe('parser/javascript/match_fragment.js', function() {
 
-  pending();
+  _.forIn({
+    'a': {
+      proxy: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'a' }),
+      canMerge: true
+    },
+    '\\b': {
+      proxy: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: '\\b' }),
+      canMerge: false
+    },
+    'a*': {
+      content: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: 'a' }),
+      repeat: jasmine.objectContaining({ textValue: '*' }),
+      canMerge: false
+    }
+  }, (content, str) => {
+    it(`parses "${str}" as a MatchFragment`, function() {
+      var parser = new javascript.Parser(str);
+      expect(parser.__consume__match_fragment()).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining(content));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('_anchor property', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('a').__consume__match_fragment();
+
+      this.node.content = {
+        anchor: {
+          ax: 1,
+          ax2: 2,
+          ay: 3
+        }
+      };
+      spyOn(this.node, 'transform').and.returnValue({
+        localMatrix: Snap.matrix().translate(10, 20)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('applies the local transform to the content anchor', function() {
+      expect(this.node._anchor).toEqual({
+        ax: 11,
+        ax2: 12,
+        ay: 23
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#_render', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('a').__consume__match_fragment();
+    });
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#skipPath', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('a').__consume__match_fragment();
+    });
+
+    pending();
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#loopPath', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('a').__consume__match_fragment();
+
+      this.node.repeat = {};
+
+      this.box = {
+        x: 11,
+        x2: 22,
+        ay: 33,
+        y2: 44,
+        width: 55
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('returns nothing when there is no loop', function() {
+      this.node.repeat.hasLoop = false;
+      expect(this.node.loopPath(this.box)).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns a path when there is a loop', function() {
+      this.node.repeat.hasLoop = true;
+      this.node.repeat.greedy = false;
+      expect(this.node.loopPath(this.box)).toEqual([
+        'M11,33q-10,0 -10,10v1q0,10 10,10h55q10,0 10,-10v-1q0,-10 -10,-10'
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns a path with arrow when there is a greedy loop', function() {
+      this.node.repeat.hasLoop = true;
+      this.node.repeat.greedy = true;
+      expect(this.node.loopPath(this.box)).toEqual([
+        'M11,33q-10,0 -10,10v1q0,10 10,10h55q10,0 10,-10v-1q0,-10 -10,-10',
+        'M32,48l5,-5m-5,5l-5,-5'
+      ]);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('#loopLabel', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.node = new javascript.Parser('a').__consume__match_fragment();
+
+      this.node.repeat = {};
+
+      this.node.container = jasmine.createSpyObj('container', [
+        'addClass',
+        'text'
+      ]);
+
+      this.text = jasmine.createSpyObj('text', [
+        'addClass',
+        'getBBox',
+        'transform'
+      ]);
+      this.node.container.text.and.returnValue(this.text);
+      this.text.addClass.and.returnValue(this.text);
+      this.text.getBBox.and.returnValue({
+        width: 11,
+        height: 22
+      });
+      spyOn(this.node, 'getBBox').and.returnValue({
+        x2: 33,
+        y2: 44
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when a label is defined', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.node.repeat.label = 'example label';
+      });
+
+      it('renders a text element', function() {
+        this.node.loopLabel();
+        expect(this.node.container.text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 0, 'example label');
+      });
+
+      describe('when there is a skip loop', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          this.node.repeat.hasSkip = true;
+        });
+
+        it('positions the text element', function() {
+          this.node.loopLabel();
+          expect(this.text.transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+            .translate(17, 66));
+        });
+
+      });
+
+      describe('when there is no skip loop', function() {
+
+        beforeEach(function() {
+          this.node.repeat.hasSkip = false;
+        });
+
+        it('positions the text element', function() {
+          this.node.loopLabel();
+          expect(this.text.transform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Snap.matrix()
+            .translate(22, 66));
+        });
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('when a label is not defined', function() {
+
+      it('does not render a text element', function() {
+        this.node.loopLabel();
+        expect(this.node.container.text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
 
 });
diff --git a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
index 26e016c..ec7ee58 100644
--- a/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
+++ b/src/js/parser/javascript/match_fragment.js
@@ -36,19 +36,7 @@ export default {
           this.container.path(paths.join('')));
       })
       .then(() => {
-        var labelStr = this.repeat.label,
-            label,
-            labelBox,
-            labelShift = (this.repeat.hasSkip ? 5 : 0),
-            box = this.getBBox();
-
-        if (labelStr) {
-          label = this.container.text(0, 0, labelStr)
-            .addClass('repeat-label');
-          labelBox = label.getBBox();
-          label.transform(Snap.matrix()
-            .translate(box.x2 - labelBox.width - labelShift, box.y2 + labelBox.height));
-        }
+        this.loopLabel();
       });
   },
 
@@ -85,13 +73,31 @@ export default {
     return paths;
   },
 
+  loopLabel() {
+    var labelStr = this.repeat.label,
+        label, labelBox, box;
+
+    if (labelStr) {
+      label = this.container.text(0, 0, labelStr)
+        .addClass('repeat-label');
+
+      box = this.getBBox();
+      labelBox = label.getBBox();
+      label.transform(Snap.matrix().translate(
+        box.x2 - labelBox.width - (this.repeat.hasSkip ? 5 : 0),
+        box.y2 + labelBox.height));
+    }
+  },
+
   setup() {
     this.content = this.properties.content;
-    this.canMerge = (this.elements[0].type === 'literal' && this.elements[1].textValue === '');
     this.repeat = this.properties.repeat;
 
     if (!this.repeat.hasLoop && !this.repeat.hasSkip) {
+      this.canMerge = (this.content.type === 'literal');
       this.proxy = this.content;
+    } else {
+      this.canMerge = false;
     }
   }
 };