diff --git a/_notes/your-first-note.md b/_notes/your-first-note.md
index 0eb3794..c80bdde 100644
--- a/_notes/your-first-note.md
+++ b/_notes/your-first-note.md
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Alternatively, you can use regular [Markdown syntax](https://www.markdownguide.o
 
 Since the Web is all about HTML, you can always use plain HTML if you want, like this: <a class="internal-link" href="/cats">This is a link to the note about cats with HTML</a>.
 
-Of course, you can also link to external websites, like this: [this is a link to Wikipedia](https://wikipedia.org/). Again, you can use plain HTML if you prefer. Footnotes are also supported and will be treated like internal links.[^1]
+Of course, you can also link to external websites, like this: [this is a link to Wikipedia](https://wikipedia.org/). Again, you can use plain HTML if you prefer. Footnotes are also supported and will be treated like internal links.[^1] You can point to other notes in your footnotes.[^2]
 
 [^1]: This is a footnote. For more information about using footnotes, check out the [Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#footnotes).
+[^2]: This is another footnote that links to the note about [[cats]]. You may also point to [[notes that do not exist]] if you wish.
 
 ### Tweet embedding
 
@@ -103,7 +104,3 @@ This digital garden template is free, open-source, and [available on GitHub here
 The easiest way to build your own digital garden based on this template is to read this [step-by-step guide explaining how to set this up from scratch](https://maximevaillancourt.com/blog/setting-up-your-own-digital-garden-with-jekyll). If you need any help, my [DMs are open on Twitter (@vaillancourtmax)](https://twitter.com/vaillancourtmax). 👋
 
 Go forth, have fun, and learn new something every day! ✌️
-
-### Footnotes
-
-
diff --git a/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb b/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
index 1021b95..7310d67 100644
--- a/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
+++ b/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BidirectionalLinksGenerator < Jekyll::Generator
       # links by greying them out and changing the cursor
       current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
         /\[\[([^\]]+)\]\]/i, # match on the remaining double-bracket links
-        <<~HTML.chomp    # replace with this HTML (\\1 is what was inside the brackets)
+        <<~HTML.delete("\n") # replace with this HTML (\\1 is what was inside the brackets)
           <span title='There is no note that matches this link.' class='invalid-link'>
             <span class='invalid-link-brackets'>[[</span>
             \\1