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 # level-codec
 
-> Encode keys, values and range options, with built-in or custom encodings.
+**Encode keys, values and range options, with built-in or custom encodings.**
+
+> :pushpin: This module will soon be [deprecated](https://github.com/Level/community/issues/113), because it is superseded by [`level-transcoder`](https://github.com/Level/transcoder).
 
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