# In-text highlight/like button (similar to quoting, but different)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-text-highlight-like-button-similar-to-quoting-but-different/275718
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [August 18, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-text-highlight-like-button-similar-to-quoting-but-different/275718 "2023-08-18T18:48:38Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/in-text-highlight-like-button-similar-to-quoting-but-different/275718/2 "2023-08-18T19:21:21Z")

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I think someone did a bit of work on something similar in this topic:

> [@Feature: "Like" specific text inside a post, not just the post itself (Video)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-like-specific-text-inside-a-post-not-just-the-post-itself-video/248386):
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> Hi Community, I have a programming question related to a new feature that I am building on a theme component. I prepared a short video to demonstrate what I already have and where I am blocked. Here is a short description though: I want people to be able to “like” specific text inside posts (also other peoples’ posts) - not just the entire post. Once a user selects a text, he clicks a new icon which in turn wraps the selected text with the [warp] block, which I then use to style. The …

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