Link to Text Fragment
Link to Text Fragment - Easy Link Creation to Text
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This extension allows for easily creating a special link to the currently selected text on a page via the context menu. When opening such a special link, a compatible browser will scroll the selected text into view and highlight it.
Usage instructions:
- Select the text that you want to link to.
- Right-click and choose "Copy Link to Selected Text" from the context menu.
- If the link creation succeeded, the selected text will be briefly highlighted in yellow.
- Paste your link wherever you want to share it.
- Pro-tip: You can set a keyboard shortcut.
For more information, see the Text Fragments specification (https://wicg.github.io/ScrollToTextFragment/) where this feature is described.
This extension is open-source (https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/link-to-text-fragment) and licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/).
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Link to Text Fragment requires very minimum permissions.
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