# How to link to a specific text on a website in Google Chrome

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**Created:** [November 20, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-link-to-a-specific-text-on-a-website-in-google-chrome/163255 "2020-11-20T17:39:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-link-to-a-specific-text-on-a-website-in-google-chrome/163255/1 "2020-11-20T17:39:39Z")

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## Overview 

Browser extension that allows for linking to arbitrary text on a page.  
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: use a keyboard shortcut (by default: Command+Shift+L or Ctrl+Shift+L).

📖 Article: [https://web.dev/text-fragments/](https://web.dev/text-fragments/)

## 🧩 Extension:

> **[Link to Text Fragment - Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/link-to-text-fragment/pbcodcjpfjdpcineamnnmbkkmkdpajjg)**
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> Browser extension that allows for linking to arbitrary text on a page.

## 🎬 Demo video:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y5DmGqnzvBI/maxresdefault.jpg "Link to Text Fragment extension demo.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5DmGqnzvBI)

For more information, see the Text Fragments specification ([https://wicg.github.io/scroll-to-text-fragment/](https://wicg.github.io/scroll-to-text-fragment/)) where this feature is described.

This extension is open-source ([https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/link-to-text-fragment](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/](https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/)).