# How do you spoiler texts/links
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743
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**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743 "2023-02-13T23:08:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/1 "2023-02-13T23:08:34Z")
How do you spoiler text/links and does that qualify said text for the two-click rule?
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/2 "2023-02-13T23:09:56Z")
Highlight the text you want to spoiler. Then hit the gear icon at the far right of your menu bar in the reply window. Make your selection.
Like this.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/3 "2023-02-13T23:15:46Z")
Testing 1,2,3
[The Kiffness x Oh Long Johnson 2.0 - Hold Onto My Fur (Talking Cat Song) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy29jBqckCo)
Thank you!~
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### Author:  [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/4 "2023-02-14T00:23:29Z")
Or use the spoiler tags [spoiler] and [/spioler]. Deliberately misspelled to show.
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/5 "2023-02-14T00:38:05Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> does that qualify said text for the two-click rule?
I believe the answer is yes: one click to reveal/unspoiler the link, a second to actually visit the linked site. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/6 "2023-02-14T00:47:42Z")
This is what I thought as well. Will wait for mod confirmation (not that I have anything titillating to share… just for future reference).
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### Author:  [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/7 "2023-02-14T03:48:08Z")
Oh, like this. Thanks
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/8 "2023-02-14T08:50:16Z")
Over in the testing thread, @EllisDee has done a lot of experimenting with spoiler tags. His notes there might be of help.
[Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock! - #260 by EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/260)
And earlier, here:
[Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock! - #59 by EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/59)
HTH!
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### Author:  [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/9 "2023-02-14T10:11:39Z")
Somewhat less ugly, in my opinion us to “hide details.” Click on the gear on the right and \> Hide Details, then follow the directions.
> **Like this**
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> Booyah!
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/10 "2023-02-14T11:35:42Z")
and you can nest them !
> **Summary**
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> [Booyah!](https://youtu.be/QCyIY10KBnk?t=29)
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### Author:  [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/11 "2023-02-14T12:40:35Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> Will wait for mod confirmation
Here is your mod confirmation. If you hide the text and/or link with spoiler tags, that does satisfy the two-click rule.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/12 "2023-02-14T12:47:20Z")
Happy cake day, ECG. (Since there’s no point in my also saying, “yes, that’s two clicks”.)
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### Author:  [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoiler-texts-links/979743/13 "2023-02-14T13:03:30Z")
Thanks!