# Can we make inline links to subcategories more concise?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** hashtag-autocomplete, meta-redesign-2026
**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217 "2026-02-27T01:43:15Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217/19 "2026-09-03T18:24:24Z")

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In the first screenshot, I would expect `Fiction > Horror` in the post to just read as `Horror`, and then when I click to see `Fiction > Horror` in the card that opens.

That way, we get more concise inline mentions, with a place to add as much context as we want on click.

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