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 ### Identifiers
 
-Feature identifiers must contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters (`a`-`z` and `0-9`) plus the `-` character (hyphen or minus sign) as a word separator.
+Feature identifiers must contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9) plus the `-` character (hyphen or minus sign) as a word separator.
 
 The identifier should match the name, with these additional guidelines: