@@ -741,12 +741,8 @@
 		{seq = '!', parse = formatter 'emph'};
 		{seq = '*', parse = formatter 'strong'};
 		{seq = '~', parse = formatter 'strike'};
 		{seq = '+', parse = formatter 'insert'};
-		{seq = '"', parse = rawcode};
-		-- deprecated
-			{seq = '`\\', parse = rawcode};
-			{seq = '\\\\', parse = rawcode};
 		{seq = '\\', parse = function(s, c) -- raw
 			return {
 				kind = 'raw';
 				spans = {s};
@@ -753,18 +749,19 @@
 				origin = c:clone();
 			}
 		end};
 		{seq = '`', parse = formatter 'literal'};
+		{seq = '"', parse = rawcode};
 		{seq = '$', parse = formatter 'variable'};
-		{seq = '^', parse = function(s,c) --footnotes
-			local r, t = s:match '^([^%s]+)%s*(.-)$'
+		{seq = '^', parse = function(s, c)
+		-- TODO support for footnote sections
+			local fn, t = s:match '^([^%s]+)%s*(.-)$'
 			return {
 				kind = 'footnote';
-				ref = r;
-				spans = ct.parse_span(t, c);
+				spans = (t and t~='') and ct.parse_span(t, c) or {};
+				ref = fn;
 				origin = c:clone();
 			}
-		-- TODO support for footnote sections
 		end};
 		{seq = '=', parse = function(s,c) --math mode
 			local tx = {
 				['%*'] = '×';
@@ -792,17 +789,8 @@
 			return {
 				kind = 'deref';
 				spans = (t and t ~= "") and ct.parse_span(t, c) or {};
 				ref = r;
-				origin = c:clone();
-			}
-		end};
-		{seq = '^', parse = function(s, c)
-			local fn, t = s:match '^([^%s]+)%s*(.-)$'
-			return {
-				kind = 'footnote';
-				spans = (t and t~='') and ct.parse_span(t, c) or {};
-				ref = fn;
 				origin = c:clone();
 			}
 		end};
 		{seq = '>', parse = insert_link};