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