When I try to escape a URL (using a backslash), to prevent it being automatically hyperlinked, the preview is rendered like so;
However, upon posting it appears like this;
I.e. the preview differs from what is actually show in the rendered HTML;
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Sign up to join this communityWhen I try to escape a URL (using a backslash), to prevent it being automatically hyperlinked, the preview is rendered like so;
However, upon posting it appears like this;
I.e. the preview differs from what is actually show in the rendered HTML;
The backslash appears only in the preview. It'll look fine once you post your answer but - and this is the important difference - the URL won't be rendered as link, only regular text.