Expected 'end' (to close 'function' at line 1), got <eof>

What the message means

ServerScriptService.Shop:12: Expected 'end' (to close 'function' at line 3), got <eof>

Other forms of the same message:

• Expected 'end' (to close 'then' at line 4), got <eof>
• Expected 'end' (to close 'do' at line 2), got <eof>
• Expected 'end' (to close 'function' at line 1), got <eof>; did you forget to close 'then' at line 2?

Luau reads to the end of the script (got <eof>) and finds a block still open. Because end always closes the newest block, a missing end deep inside often shows up as the outer function being unclosed. That is why Luau adds the did you forget to close hint.

Like every syntax error, it stops the whole script: no line of it runs until it is fixed.

Causes and fixes

Three things cause this error in practice. Each one below has the smallest code that triggers it, then the fix.

• An if inside a function has no end
• A for or while loop has no end
• An if ... else has no end after the else

An if inside a function has no end

The inner if takes the function's end as its own, so the function is left open.

local function onTouched(hit)
	if hit.Name == "Coin" then
		print("coin!")
end

Add the end for the if, at the indentation of the if.

local function onTouched(hit: BasePart)
	if hit.Name == "Coin" then
		print("coin!")
	end
end

print(onTouched)

A for or while loop has no end

Loops open with do and need an end too. The message then says to close 'do'.

for i = 1, 5 do
	print(i)
print("done")

Close the loop where its body ends.

for i = 1, 5 do
	print(i)
end
print("done")

An if ... else has no end after the else

else and elseif are part of the same if, which needs one end after the last branch. Leaving it out gives to close 'else'.

local coins = 50

if coins >= 100 then
	print("You can buy the sword")
else
	print("Not enough coins")

One end after the last branch closes the whole if.

local coins = 50

if coins >= 100 then
	print("You can buy the sword")
else
	print("Not enough coins")
end

How to find the line that causes it

1. A syntax error stops the whole script before its first line runs, so nothing in that script works, not just the broken line.
2. Open the script. The Script Editor underlines the problem in red; hover over the underline to read the message.
3. Open Script Analysis (View tab) to see every syntax error in every script, with its line number. Double-click one to jump to it.
4. The line number in the message is where Luau gave up, which is often below the real mistake. The (to close ... at line N) part points at the line where the unclosed bracket or block starts.

Questions

Sources and further reading

• Luau: syntax
• Roblox Creator Docs: control structures
• Roblox Creator Docs: Script Editor

How the code was checked: every block marked Fixed passes Luau's strict type checker against Roblox's API definitions (luau-lsp, 23 October 2026), and every block marked Breaks compiles only to fail with the message on this page. The message wording was checked by compiling each broken block on this page with luau-compile, which uses the same Luau parser as Roblox Studio, on 23 October 2026. A type check catches misspelt APIs and wrong types, not game logic, so playtest in Studio before you publish.