How do you escape autolink?

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Is there any way to escape the autolink function without resorting to weird trickery like zero-width characters or hidden spans?

Raw entry	Rendered Output
#1	#1	correct
\#1	#1	escape character ignored
\\#1	\#1	ignored, sort of
#1	#1	failed workaround
\#1	#1	double failure
#1	#1	failed workaround
\#1	#1	wow
#‌1	#‌1	zero-width non-joiner (ref)
#<span/>1	#1	another workaround (ref)