Linking to Text Fragments with a Bookmarklet
4 days ago
- #bookmarklet
- #text-fragments
- #web-browsers
- Text fragments allow linking directly to specific text on a web page, with some browsers highlighting the linked text.
- A bookmarklet is provided to generate text fragment URLs easily by selecting text and clicking the bookmarklet.
- The bookmarklet simplifies the process of creating text fragment links, making link sharing easier.
- Browsers like Firefox, Chrome, and Safari have a 'Copy Link with Highlight' feature, but the bookmarklet offers a more accessible alternative with potential keyboard shortcuts.
- The bookmarklet's JavaScript code extracts selected text, constructs the URL with the text fragment, and displays it for copying.