Yes, AO3 will count characters in the optional field the same as characters in the character field in terms of matches. However, the tag has to be identical to the one in the tagset for it to work.
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Date: 2017-09-15 05:28 pm (UTC)Yes, AO3 will count characters in the optional field the same as characters in the character field in terms of matches. However, the tag has to be identical to the one in the tagset for it to work.