If I have a link, say to this post: Horizon Theme , I cannot put 2 ~ before and after to create a strikethrough.
Normal:
~~this is cancelled~~
Becomes:
this is cancelled
Link:
~~https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1~~
Becomes:
~~https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1~~
Moin
February 8, 2026, 1:39pm
2
The problem is that the ~~ at the end are not separated from the link. It may be difficult to decide if they are part of the link or part of formatting.
__https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1__ doesn’t work either __https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1__
You can use one of these instead
~~[Horizon Theme](https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1)~~
[s]https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1 [/s]
<s>https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1 </s>
Horizon Theme
Horizon Theme
Horizon Theme
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Lilly
February 8, 2026, 1:39pm
3
it’s not a bug. you need to use the angle brackets to make the inline link not resolve, like this:
~~<https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1>~~
https://meta.discourse.org/t/horizon-theme/360486/1
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Wow, uhh… 2 solutions ? Thanks @moin and @lilly . Problem solved.
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