Markdown Link Definitions: VS Code does not jump to link definition when label includes back-ticks

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Markdown Link Definitions: VS Code does not jump to link definition when label includes back-ticks

Steps to reproduce the problem

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In the example below, in the This Works example you will see that there is a valid link like under the github symbol and hovering over the symbol gives the tool tip 'Go to Link Definition' and clicking on the symbol will jump you to the bottom of the file and the associated link definition.

Conversly, in the This Doesn't Work example note that the label is surrounded by back-ticks and now the github symbol does not show a tool tip nor can it be clicked on to jump to the associated reference.

However, in preview mode both symbols will correctly redirect you to https://github.com

This Works

[github][github]

This Doesn't Work

[`github`][github]

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