(_l()(), ng.ɵeld(0, 0, null, null, 4, "div", [], null, null, null, null, null)), (_l()(), ng.ɵeld(1, 0, null, null, 1, "span", [], null, null, null, null, null)), (_l()(), ng.ɵted(2, null, ["", ""])), (_l()(), ng.ɵand(16777216, null, null, 1, null, View_RootCmp_1)), ng.ɵdid(4, 16384, null, 0, ng.NgIf, [ng.ViewContainerRef, ng.TemplateRef], {ngIf: [0, "ngIf"]}, null) ], ...); } Smaller, harder to understand (magic number & null) General Idea - div, span , nextline text node, child component, ngIf control child component