How can I create a word link in Slack?
By word link I mean a link which displays a word of my choice, and links to a URL independent of that word.
For instance, in SO it is achieved by typing the word in brackets and after that the link in parentheses, like this:
[foo](https://example.com):
foo
Update 2020-02-24
Thank you newswim for pointing out this new feature.
See https://slack.com/help/articles/202288908-Format-your-messages :
- Select text, then click the link icon in the formatting toolbar
- Select text, then press ⌘ShiftU on Mac or CtrlShiftU on Windows/Linux.
Copy the link you'd like to share and paste it in the empty field under Link, then click Save.
This is not currently supported. See https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/204399343-Share-links-in-Slack :
Share links
To share a link in Slack, just copy and paste the URL into the message field and send. Most links will automatically expand to show a preview of the web page. Here's an example from the desktop app:
Note: It’s not possible to hyperlink words in a Slack message.
As answered by @wysiwyg, users are not allowed this ability.
On the other hand, applications are perfectly able to contribute hyperlinked text. For example: https://slack.com/apps/A0F81R7U7-rss . That app produces hyperlinked text into the integrated channel regularly.
