The markdown style link should render as a link, just as the wiki style link is.
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Obsidian version: v1.5.12
Installer version: v1.5.11
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 23.4.0: Fri Mar 15 00:10:42 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.101.17~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 23.4.0
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This bug has existed for quite some time and only occurs when the footnote content starts with a markdown link.
I have to input additional characters with a space (such as '- ') before the link to get it to render correctly.