diff --git a/Text/TeXMath/Parser.hs b/Text/TeXMath/Parser.hs
--- a/Text/TeXMath/Parser.hs
+++ b/Text/TeXMath/Parser.hs
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
   symbol "\\left"
   enc <- basicEnclosure <|> (try (symbol ".") >> return (ESymbol Open "\xFEFF"))
   case enc of
-    (ESymbol Open _) -> tilRight enc <|> return (EStretchy enc)
+    (ESymbol Open _)  -> tilRight enc <|> return (EStretchy enc)
+    (ESymbol Close _) -> tilRight enc <|> return (EStretchy enc)
     _ -> pzero
 
 right :: TP Exp
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
   enc <- basicEnclosure <|> (try (symbol ".") >> return (ESymbol Close "\xFEFF"))
   case enc of
     (ESymbol Close x) -> return (EStretchy $ ESymbol Open x)
+    (ESymbol Open x)  -> return (EStretchy $ ESymbol Open x)
     _ -> pzero
 
 -- We want stuff between \left( and \right) to be in an mrow,
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+texmath (0.6.6.2)
+
+  * Allow \left to be used with ), ], etc.  Ditto with \right.
+    Previously only (, [, etc. were allowed with \left.  Closes pandoc #1319.
+
 texmath (0.6.6.1)
 
   * Support \multline (previously it was mispelled "multiline")
diff --git a/texmath.cabal b/texmath.cabal
--- a/texmath.cabal
+++ b/texmath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                texmath
-Version:             0.6.6.1
+Version:             0.6.6.2
 Cabal-Version:       >= 1.6
 Build-type:          Custom
 Synopsis:            Conversion of LaTeX math formulas to MathML or OMML.