# Putting a link on its own line **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 7, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648 "2020-07-07T17:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/1 "2020-07-07T17:40:07Z")
So, apparently if you post a link as a line by itself, it’s supposed to create a preview box. I’ve seen other Dopers doing this, but I can’t make it work. Am I missing something? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/znFY7PYomEA/maxresdefault.jpg "Weekend Update: John Belushi on March Weather - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFY7PYomEA) I can still [embed a link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFY7PYomEA) in text, but I’m not getting the single-line preview. What’s up? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/2 "2020-07-07T19:56:30Z")
Evidently it’s turned off for YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/3 "2020-07-07T22:13:53Z")
Stuff above the link [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LDuJ5RCQoT4/hqdefault.jpg "The Mind You Are Losing | Cast Iron Window") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDuJ5RCQoT4) Stuff under the link It works for YouTube but you need to click on the SHARE button / “embed” and snag THAT version of the link—not grab it from the address bar. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/4 "2020-07-08T15:54:54Z")
Let’s see. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/znFY7PYomEA/maxresdefault.jpg "Weekend Update: John Belushi on March Weather - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFY7PYomEA) Hey, whattaya know! ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/5 "2020-07-08T19:57:39Z")
Test [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6CFNNldyI-0/maxresdefault.jpg "Funnel Endurance | Marble League 2020 E3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFNNldyI-0) EDIT: so you have to click on the embed link in YouTube and then only paste the URL part of the code. That seems a bit of a faf but it works… ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/6 "2020-07-09T08:17:23Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > It works for YouTube but you need to click on the SHARE button / “embed” and snag THAT version of the link > [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > EDIT: so you have to click on the embed link in YouTube and then only paste the URL part of the code. That seems a bit of a faf but it works… You don’t need to use embed. You can simply click ‘Share’ and copy the `youtu.be` URL. e.g. `https://youtu.be/6CFNNldyI-0` [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6CFNNldyI-0/maxresdefault.jpg "Funnel Endurance | Marble League 2020 E3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFNNldyI-0) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/7 "2020-07-09T11:39:04Z")
I’ve definitely tried that unsuccessfully in the past but let me try again… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U-XnWz0WmE8/hqdefault.jpg "Robin Williams on Carson 1982") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-XnWz0WmE8) EDIT: okay that’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/8 "2020-07-09T12:11:27Z")
Looks like they’ve been fiddling with the board settings. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-link-on-its-own-line/914648/9 "2020-07-09T13:31:49Z")
Which may explain [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-new-posts-red-line/914822).