How to escape indicator characters (i.e. : or - ) in YAML

Question

In a config file, I have a key to which I wish to assign a URL. The problem is that YAML interprets : and - characters as either creating mappings or lists, so it has a pro

Answer 1

Quotes, but I prefer them on the just the value:

url: "http://www.example.com/"

Putting them across the whole line looks like it might cause problems.