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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+    <head>
+        <meta charset="utf-8">
+        <title>Issue 1186</title>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <p>
+        This page contains 10 hints to test backspace handling, see <a href="https://github.com/The-Compiler/qutebrowser/issues/1186">#1186</a>.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+        This requires setting hints -> mode to number, and hints -> scatter to false.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+        When pressing f, t, 0, Backspace, only hints starting with t should be
+        shown.
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/1.txt">test one</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/2.txt">test two</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/3.txt">three</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/4.txt">four</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/5.txt">five</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/6.txt">six</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/7.txt">seven</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/8.txt">eight</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/9.txt">nine</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/data/numbers/10.txt">ten</a></li>
+        </ul>
+    </body>
+</html>
