# Posting a link without showing anything other than the link **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [December 15, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100 "2020-12-15T15:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/1 "2020-12-15T15:21:58Z")
Posted in a thread which contained a couple of links and the links both came up automatically showing snippets of the linked page. I only intended to post the link as underlined blue text indicating a link, not as a pop-up box. Can I do this? Example: You might find the wiki an interesting read. [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies#) ### [Here Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies#) Here Technologies (trading as Here) is a Netherlands-based company that provides mapping and location data and related services to individuals and companies. It is majority-owned by a consortium of German automotive companies (namely Audi, BMW, and Daimler), whilst other companies also own minority stakes. Its roots date back to U.S.-based Navteq in 1985, which was acquired by Finland-based Nokia in 2007. Here is currently based in The Netherlands. Here captures location content such as road n… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/2 "2020-12-15T15:24:51Z")
There is a way to do that. [This link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100) goes back to the Op. As opposed to > [@Posting a link without showing anything other than the link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100): > > Posted in a thread which contained a couple of links and the links both came up automatically showing snippets of the linked page. I only intended to post the link as underlined blue text indicating a link, not as a pop-up box. Can I do this? Example: You might find the wiki an interesting read. [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies#)[Here Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies#) Here Technologies (trading as Here) is a Netherlands-based company that provides mapping and location data and related services to individuals and companies. It is … Type your text, highlight the portion you plan to make the link and click the the link icon above. It looks like the 2 chain links and is after the I for italics and the double quotes for Quotes. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/3 "2020-12-15T15:36:25Z")
If I understand the OP correctly, I think a single space before the link disables preview. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/4 "2020-12-15T15:48:58Z")
Took three tries in an ATMB test but finally got it to work. Kinda ugly work-around – hope I remember how to do it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/5 "2020-12-15T17:39:26Z")
All you need to do is put something else on the same line as the link – any text at all. A space and a period will do it. Or maybe the space by itself, I haven’t tried that. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100/6 "2021-01-21T02:31:15Z")
You can also put it in angle brackets like so [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here\_Technologies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies) `` That’s a built in markdown / commonmark feature. But as noted above, you can also add any characters in front to generate a similar result, though you _may_ get mini-oneboxing (where the raw link is replaced with the title tag).