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Make7

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8. You should use '%40' to encode it in the URL.

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 09:27 AM

Apr 2020

https://www.google.com/search?q=url+encode+for+@ (fail)

https://www.google.com/search?q=url+encode+for+%40 (success)

Using an HTML entity (@) as suggested in the replies above has a couple downsides:

• when you preview a post, it changes the HTML entity into the actual character which will break your link if you hit the Post button from the previewed page. You need to hit the back button on your browser before hitting the Post button.

• when you post it on DU the HTML entity will be changed into the actual character. Should you need to edit your post, you would need to go back and redo any HTML entities you used.

You can use URL encoding for other characters that break links here, just look up the hexadecimal code in an ASCII table.

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The "@" character in a hyperlink doesn't carry the complete hyperlink across [View all] still_one Apr 2020 OP

Replace the symbol with ... Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #1

It is all up to the poster Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #3

No you didn't, you answered my question. Thank-you still_one Apr 2020 #6

Thanks Yonnie. Really appreciate it still_one Apr 2020 #4

What Yonnie3 said jberryhill Apr 2020 #2

Excellent. Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #5

Thanks for telling the rest of the story. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #7

You should use '%40' to encode it in the URL. Make7 Apr 2020 #8

Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #9

I have an old thread here about problems with links working on DU... Make7 Apr 2020 #10

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #12

That is indeed a better way. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #11

Two simple ways to deal with that problem. highplainsdem Apr 2020 #13