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Firefox does not display text character that Chrome does on Github

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Firefox does not display an escape character that Google Chrome does on Github. This character is used frequently as a delimiter in Source Engine games, so it being hidden can cause some issues in identifying where 1 parameter ends and the next begins.

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Chrome Screenshot (how it should look): https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-02-25-46f521.png

Firefox Screenshot (how it actually looks): https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-03-04-395f25.png

In addition to this, when viewing the raw file on Github, the character correctly displays on Firefox as well, showing that the character being hidden is a bug: https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-05-40-1ac8f7.png

Firefox does not display an escape character that Google Chrome does on Github. This character is used frequently as a delimiter in Source Engine games, so it being hidden can cause some issues in identifying where 1 parameter ends and the next begins. [https://github.com/gflclan-cs-go-ze/ZE-Configs/blob/0fdcb8d9f73e4e56eec16ca06df88daef468a963/stripper/ze_2012_p3.cfg#L11 Example Link] Chrome Screenshot (how it should look): https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-02-25-46f521.png Firefox Screenshot (how it actually looks): https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-03-04-395f25.png In addition to this, when viewing the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gflclan-cs-go-ze/ZE-Configs/master/stripper/ze_2012_p3.cfg raw file on Github], the character correctly displays on Firefox as well, showing that the character being hidden is a bug: https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/images/2022-12-19-15-05-40-1ac8f7.png
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On the GitHub page you can switch to the Raw data tab as a possible workaround. You can also use the Inspector.

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That ESC character fall in the 00-1F range of non-printable control characters, so I'm not sure whether Firefox should display it or not. Maybe Chrome uses a font that supports such a control character.