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Prevent on-hover anchor 🔗 to be part of copied text

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Description

And this may cause further issues, example: https://github.com/labwc/labwc/discussions/924
It should be possible to use the CSS ::before pseudo tag and content attribute in there to set the anchor character, that way it should not show up when copying text.

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Research direction

Start by locating the HTML and CSS responsible for rendering the on-hover anchor character, then review how the anchor appears in copied text. Update the presentation so the character remains visible on hover but is excluded from copied text, and verify by copying affected text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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