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  1. Confluence Data Center
  2. CONFSERVER-95407

Certain special characters in web links don't work and break the link.

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Low
    • None
    • 8.6.2
    • Content - Linking

    Description

      Issue Summary

      adding special characters '#' and '-' to web links causes the weblink to break

      This is reproducible on Data Center: (yes)

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Add a page.
      2. Select an blank page.
      3. Click in Link, then Web Link.
        Type a link with a # or - character, for example,
        #mailto:testmail@testmail.com
        

        In the link text field, type: test.

      Then, click insert, save the page, and try to click on the link.
      You'll see that is broken.

      Expected Results

      Link should work

      Actual Results

      Link is broken

      Workaround

      no current workaround available

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            dhowell@atlassian.com Derek Howell
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