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+namespace sap.capire.bookshop;
+
+@UI.LineItem: [{
+    Value          : title,
+    @UI.Importance : #High,
+}]
+entity Books {
+  key ID : Integer;
+  @mandatory title  : localized String(111);
+  @mandatory author : Association to Authors;
+}
diff --git a/tools/cds-lint/rules/no-escaped-anno-brackets/incorrect/db/schema.cds b/tools/cds-lint/rules/no-escaped-anno-brackets/incorrect/db/schema.cds
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+namespace sap.capire.bookshop;
+
+@UI.LineItem: [{
+    Value             : title,
+    ![@UI.Importance] : #High, // escaped annotation syntax is unnecessary [!code error]
+}]
+entity Books {
+  key ID : Integer;
+  @mandatory title  : localized String(111);
+  @mandatory author : Association to Authors;
+}
diff --git a/tools/cds-lint/rules/no-escaped-anno-brackets/index.md b/tools/cds-lint/rules/no-escaped-anno-brackets/index.md
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+---
+outline: [2,2]
+breadcrumbs:
+  - CDS Lint
+    - Rules Reference
+status: released
+---
+
+<script setup>
+  import PlaygroundBadge from '../../components/PlaygroundBadge.vue'
+</script>
+
+# no-escaped-anno-brackets
+
+## Rule Details
+
+The escaped annotation syntax `![@...]` is unnecessary in modern CAP CDS. Inline annotations can be written as `@...` directly. This rule reports usages of the old escaped syntax and provides an autofix to replace them.
+
+## Examples
+
+#### ✅ &nbsp; Correct example
+
+In the following example, inline annotations use the modern `@...` syntax without escaping:
+
+::: code-group
+<<< correct/db/schema.cds#snippet{cds:line-numbers} [db/schema.cds]
+:::
+<PlaygroundBadge
+  name="no-escaped-anno-brackets"
+  kind="correct"
+  :rules="{'@sap/cds/no-escaped-anno-brackets': ['error', 'show']}"
+  :files="['db/schema.cds']"
+/>
+
+#### ❌ &nbsp; Incorrect example
+
+This example shows the old escaped annotation syntax `![@UI.Importance]` which is unnecessary and should be replaced with `@UI.Importance`:
+
+::: code-group
+<<< incorrect/db/schema.cds#snippet{cds:line-numbers} [db/schema.cds]
+:::
+<PlaygroundBadge
+  name="no-escaped-anno-brackets"
+  kind="incorrect"
+  :rules="{'@sap/cds/no-escaped-anno-brackets': ['error', 'show']}"
+  :files="['db/schema.cds']"
+/>
+
+## Version
+This rule was introduced in `@sap/eslint-plugin-cds 4.2.3`.