matching the C<\p{POSIX_Cntrl}> property.
Due to a historical oddity, if not
running under C<use utf8>, the 128 extra controls in the C<[0x80-0xff]> range
-may also be used in length one variables.
+may also be used in length one variables. The use of a literal control
+character is deprecated. Support for this form will be removed in a future
+version of perl.
=item Similar to the above, a sigil, followed by bareword text in brackets,
where the first character is either a caret followed by an uppercase letter,
-or a literal control, like C<${^GLOBAL_PHASE}> or C<${\7LOBAL_PHASE}>.
+or a literal control, like C<${^GLOBAL_PHASE}> or C<${\7LOBAL_PHASE}>. The use
+of a literal control character is deprecated. Support for this form will be
+removed in a future version of perl.
=item A sigil followed by a single character matching the C<\p{POSIX_Punct}>
property, like C<$!> or C<%+>.