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 ## Zero-width space
 
-For most use-cases requiring escapes it's worth considering using backslash
-escapes, but zero-width space can be useful sometimes as well (to change the
+For most use-cases requiring escapes it's worth considering using [backslash
+escapes], but zero-width space can be useful sometimes as well (to change the
 meaning of an adjacent character).
 
 Given differences in utilization of whitespace, zero-width space can be used to