Twitter Adds Clickable Links To Tweets As You're Writing Them

Have you noticed something new happening as you type your tweets out on Twitter.com?

It’s one of those features you would have missed if it wasn’t pointed out. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The LA Times reported today that Twitter “has begun to instantly highlight and turn words, such as handles and hashtags [and website URLs], into hyperlinks as users type them out in tweets written on the social network’s website.”

This means that when a user writes out their handle, hashtags, URLs or stock tickers, Twitter will instantly highlight the text to indicate that they are linked and clickable.

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