Using # to make title bold makes it a link

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The discussion title “Using # to make title bold makes it a link” revolves around the issue of using # in front of a word making it a link in Discourse. Thomas_G initially raises this point, mentioning that it used to make a word/sentence a header. ondrej confirms that this is an intentional change.

Thomas_G asks if there’s a way to make a header without it becoming a link, which pfaffman thinks is a minor issue. However, Thomas_G persists, explaining that the anchor icon is undesirable in their project.

awesomerobot provides a solution by suggesting the use of HTML heading tags (h1, h2, h3), which Thomas_G finds helpful. Thomas_G then asks about using a heading tag with a word that works as a link, which awesomerobot confirms is possible.

Jagster expresses concern that using HTML tags breaks the idea of Markdown and asks for a CSS trick to hide the anchor icon. awesomerobot provides a CSS solution to hide the anchor icon.

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Hello!

Recently, I found out that using # in front of a word makes it work as a link. AFAIK, what it did was to make the word / sentence a header. If that’s intentional, is there any way to make a header similar to the following one without making it a link?

Hello!

Hey again.

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Hi Thomas

That will be because of this feature here - this an intentional change :grinning:

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/2ad9b3f432e85e23627e794a6ee7c37be661d387

3

I see. Is there any way though to make a header without having it work as a link?

4

What is it hurting? It seems pretty subtle to me (and I’m excited to see it’s working this way!)

5

Just for something I am working on. I don’t really like the anchor icon to appear every so often.

6

Does anyone have any ideas on how to achieve that? It’s frustrating to see an anchor icon when you don’t need it.

7

Trying hard to get around to it but no luck. Ideas anyone?

8

I think you can use HTML heading tags (h1, h2, h3), like this:

<h3>Unlinked header</h3>

Unlinked header

9

Of course, how did I miss that? Thank you so much! :heart:

10

By the way, is it possible to use a heading tag while having a word work as a link?

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Yes it is

<h2> <a href="https://meta.discourse.org">Yes</a> it is</h2>

but if you’re using HTML to create your headings, you’ll also need to use HTML to create the link

12

I see. Thanks again! :love_you_gesture:

13

Somehow using html-tags breaks idea of markdown, IMO.

Is there a CSS-trick or something else to hide anchor icon? Link itself isn’t a problem, but that icon.

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There’s always a CSS trick :wink:, this should do it:

.cooked, .d-editor-preview {
	h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
		&:hover {
			a.anchor {
				&::before {
					display: none;
				}
			}
		}
	}
}