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by Renaud 834 days ago
Wouldn't this easily break your file in subtle ways when someone tries to edit it in their editor and the zero width character is not visible?

How could you make the difference with a standard CSV file if it looks like a standard CSV file?

They explain why they don't use control characters. Editors are not consistent in how they show control/zero-length characters:

https://github.com/SixArm/usv/tree/main/doc/faq#why-use-cont...