diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_text2html.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_text2html.py
index 3b67cd426e..361ab086cf 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_text2html.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_text2html.py
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ import mock
 
 
 class TestText2Html(TestCase):
-    def test_re_color(self):
+    def test_format_styles(self):
         parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
-        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.re_color("foo"))
+        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.format_styles("foo"))
         self.assertEqual(
             '<span class="color-001">red</span>foo',
-            parser.re_color(ansi.ANSI_UNHILITE + ansi.ANSI_RED + "red" + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo"),
+            parser.format_styles(ansi.ANSI_UNHILITE + ansi.ANSI_RED + "red" + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo"),
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             '<span class="bgcolor-001">red</span>foo',
-            parser.re_color(ansi.ANSI_BACK_RED + "red" + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo"),
+            parser.format_styles(ansi.ANSI_BACK_RED + "red" + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo"),
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            '<span class="bgcolor-001"><span class="color-002">red</span></span>foo',
-            parser.re_color(
+            '<span class="bgcolor-001 color-002">red</span>foo',
+            parser.format_styles(
                 ansi.ANSI_BACK_RED
                 + ansi.ANSI_UNHILITE
                 + ansi.ANSI_GREEN
@@ -29,63 +29,37 @@ class TestText2Html(TestCase):
                 + "foo"
             ),
         )
-
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
-    def test_re_bold(self):
-        parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
-        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.re_bold("foo"))
         self.assertEqual(
-            # "a <strong>red</strong>foo",  # TODO: why not?
-            "a <strong>redfoo</strong>",
-            parser.re_bold("a " + ansi.ANSI_HILITE + "red" + ansi.ANSI_UNHILITE + "foo"),
-        )
-
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
-    def test_re_underline(self):
-        parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
-        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.re_underline("foo"))
-        self.assertEqual(
-            'a <span class="underline">red</span>' + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo",
-            parser.re_underline(
+            'a <span class="underline">red</span>foo',
+            parser.format_styles(
                 "a "
                 + ansi.ANSI_UNDERLINE
                 + "red"
-                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL  # TODO: why does it keep it?
+                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL
                 + "foo"
             ),
         )
-
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
-    def test_re_blinking(self):
-        parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
-        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.re_blinking("foo"))
         self.assertEqual(
-            'a <span class="blink">red</span>' + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo",
-            parser.re_blinking(
+            'a <span class="blink">red</span>foo',
+            parser.format_styles(
                 "a "
                 + ansi.ANSI_BLINK
                 + "red"
-                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL  # TODO: why does it keep it?
+                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL
                 + "foo"
             ),
         )
-
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
-    def test_re_inversing(self):
-        parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
-        self.assertEqual("foo", parser.re_inversing("foo"))
         self.assertEqual(
-            'a <span class="inverse">red</span>' + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL + "foo",
-            parser.re_inversing(
+            'a <span class="bgcolor-007 color-000">red</span>foo',
+            parser.format_styles(
                 "a "
                 + ansi.ANSI_INVERSE
                 + "red"
-                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL  # TODO: why does it keep it?
+                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL
                 + "foo"
             ),
         )
 
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
     def test_remove_bells(self):
         parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
         self.assertEqual("foo", parser.remove_bells("foo"))
@@ -95,7 +69,7 @@ class TestText2Html(TestCase):
                 "a "
                 + ansi.ANSI_BEEP
                 + "red"
-                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL  # TODO: why does it keep it?
+                + ansi.ANSI_NORMAL
                 + "foo"
             ),
         )
@@ -110,7 +84,6 @@ class TestText2Html(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("foo", parser.convert_linebreaks("foo"))
         self.assertEqual("a<br> redfoo<br>", parser.convert_linebreaks("a\n redfoo\n"))
 
-    @unittest.skip("parser issues")
     def test_convert_urls(self):
         parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
         self.assertEqual("foo", parser.convert_urls("foo"))
@@ -118,7 +91,6 @@ class TestText2Html(TestCase):
             'a <a href="http://redfoo" target="_blank">http://redfoo</a> runs',
             parser.convert_urls("a http://redfoo runs"),
         )
-        # TODO: doesn't URL encode correctly
 
     def test_sub_mxp_links(self):
         parser = text2html.HTML_PARSER
@@ -186,22 +158,22 @@ class TestText2Html(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("foo", text2html.parse_html("foo"))
         self.maxDiff = None
         self.assertEqual(
-            # TODO: note that the blink is currently *not* correctly aborted
-            # with |n here! This is probably not possible to correctly handle
-            # with regex - a stateful parser may be needed.
-            # blink back-cyan normal underline red green yellow blue magenta cyan back-green
             text2html.parse_html("|^|[CHello|n|u|rW|go|yr|bl|md|c!|[G!"),
-            '<span class="blink">'
-            '<span class="bgcolor-006">Hello</span>'  # noqa
-            '<span class="underline">'
-            '<span class="color-009">W</span>'  # noqa
-            '<span class="color-010">o</span>'
-            '<span class="color-011">r</span>'
-            '<span class="color-012">l</span>'
-            '<span class="color-013">d</span>'
-            '<span class="color-014">!'
-            '<span class="bgcolor-002">!</span>'  # noqa
-            "</span>"
-            "</span>"
-            "</span>",
+            '<span class="blink bgcolor-006">'
+            'Hello'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-009">'
+            'W'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-010">'
+            'o'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-011">'
+            'r'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-012">'
+            'l'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-013">'
+            'd'
+            '</span><span class="underline color-014">'
+            '!'
+            '</span><span class="underline bgcolor-002 color-014">'
+            '!'
+            '</span>',
         )