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Which elements do not react with fluorine?

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A labeled diagram of the periodic table entry for fluorine, showing its atomic number 9, symbol F, atomic weight 18.998, electron configuration, and indicating it is a halogen and a gas at room temperature. — fluorine Properties of fluorine.

Fluorine is the most reactive of all elements, and it is a common misconception that it reacts with every other element. In reality, fluorine does not react with the noble gases helium and neon.1

While fluorine is capable of forming compounds with other noble gases—such as xenon, radon, and krypton—it does not form stable chemical compounds with helium or neon under standard conditions.12