diff --git a/Grammar.ebnf b/Grammar.ebnf
index 2404a67..bff331d 100644
--- a/Grammar.ebnf
+++ b/Grammar.ebnf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bold ::= '__' text_no_newline '__'
 monospace ::= '@' text_content '@'
 
 link ::= module_link | hyperlink | markdown_link
-module_link ::= '"' module_name ( ('#' | '\#')  anchor_name )? '"'
+module_link ::= '"' module_name ( '#' anchor_name )? '"'
 hyperlink ::= '<' url ( ' ' link_text )? '>'
 markdown_link ::= '[' link_text '](' ( url | module_link ) ')'
 
diff --git a/src/Lexer.hs b/src/Lexer.hs
index 426a7ff..04fa84f 100644
--- a/src/Lexer.hs
+++ b/src/Lexer.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Control.Monad (mfilter, void)
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.Text (Text, intercalate)
 import Data.Text qualified as Text
-import GHC.Unicode (isAlphaNum, isControl, isPrint, isSpace, isUpper)
+import GHC.Unicode (isAlpha, isAlphaNum, isControl, isPrint, isSpace, isUpper)
 import ParserMonad (Parser, initialParserState)
 import Text.Parsec
 import Text.Parsec qualified as Parsec
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ data Token
 located :: Parser a -> Parser (SourcePos, a)
 located p = (,) <$> getPosition <*> p
 
+startPosition :: Parser a -> Parser SourcePos
+startPosition = fmap fst . located
+
 tokenise :: [Parser a] -> Parser [(SourcePos, a)]
 tokenise = sequence . map located
 
@@ -90,8 +93,8 @@ lexText = go
                                 , spaceToken
                                 , link
                                 , labeledLink
-                                , module_
-                                , anchor
+                                , modules
+                                , anchors
                                 , textElement
                                 , quotes
                                 , birdTrack
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@ delimitedSymmetric s t1 t2 = delimited s s t1 t2
 eol :: Parser ()
 eol = void "\n" <|> void "\r\n" <|> Parsec.eof
 
+anchorHash :: Parser Text
+anchorHash = "#" <|> try "\\#"
+
 header1 :: Lexer
 header1 = delimitedNoTrailing "= " eol (Header One)
 
@@ -168,10 +174,11 @@ header6 :: Lexer
 header6 = delimitedNoTrailing "====== " eol (Header Six)
 
 -- #anchors#
-anchor :: Lexer
-anchor = do
-    x <- located $ between "#" "#" (Anchor <$> anyUntil "#")
-    pure [x]
+anchors :: Lexer
+anchors =
+    tokenise
+        [ between anchorHash anchorHash (Anchor <$> anyUntil anchorHash)
+        ]
 
 
 moduleNames :: Parser Text
@@ -185,19 +192,16 @@ identifierChar = satisfy (\c -> isAlphaNum c || c == '_')
 
 -- "Module.Name"
 -- "Module.Name#anchor"
--- "Module.Name\#anchor" -- known as "old anchor". this has been deprecated for 9 years, thanks Ben
-module_ :: Lexer
-module_ = between (char '"') (char '"') inner
+-- "Module.Name\#anchor" -- this has been deprecated for 9 years, thanks Ben
+modules :: Lexer
+modules = between (char '"') (char '"') inner
   where
     inner = do
-        m <- located $ Module <$> moduleNames
+        module_ <- located $ Module <$> moduleNames
         mAnchor <- optionMaybe (located $ anchorHash *> (Anchor <$> anchorText))
         pure $ case mAnchor of
-            Just anc -> [m, anc]
-            Nothing -> [m]
-
-    anchorHash :: Parser Text
-    anchorHash = "#" <|> try "\\#"
+            Just anchor -> [module_, anchor]
+            Nothing -> [module_]
 
     anchorText :: Parser Text
     anchorText = Text.pack <$> many (satisfy (\c -> c /= '"' && not (isSpace c)))
@@ -223,12 +227,20 @@ link = do
 
 labeledLink :: Lexer
 labeledLink = do
-    open <- located $ LabeledLinkOpen <$ "<"
-    linkRes <- linkRaw
-    labelRes <- located $ Token <$> anyUntil ">"
-    close <- located $ LabeledLinkClose <$ ">"
+    pos <- getPosition
+    void $ string "<"
+    link' <- linkRaw
+    pos7 <- getPosition
+    label' <- anyUntil $ string ">"
+    pos8 <- getPosition
+    void $ ">"
+
     pure $
-        open : linkRes <> [ labelRes , close ]
+        (pos, LabeledLinkOpen)
+            : link'
+                <> [ (pos7, Token label')
+                   , (pos8, LabeledLinkClose)
+                   ]
 
 mathMultiline :: Lexer
 mathMultiline = delimited "\\[" "\\]" MathMultilineOpen MathMultilineClose
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
index 745aefa..7ddbcff 100644
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ main = hspec $ do
         describe "minimal" do
             it "handles unicode" unicode
             it "escapes" escaping
-            it "maths" math
-            it "anchors" anchor
+            it "maths" maths
+            it "anchors" anchors
             it "space chars" space
             it "bare string" someString
             it "emphasis" emphatic
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ labeledLink =
                       , (1, 35, LabeledLinkClose)
                       ]
 
-anchor :: Expectation
-anchor =
+anchors :: Expectation
+anchors =
     "#myAnchor#"
         `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, Anchor "myAnchor")
                       ]
 
-math :: IO ()
-math = do
+maths :: IO ()
+maths = do
     "\\[some math\\]"
         `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, MathMultilineOpen)
                       , (1, 3, Token "some math")