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Links in comments should be REAL links

  • November 4, 2023
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Arundas_TC

… not fake elements that look like links.

The reason why is because someone posted a link to a Figma file inside a Figma comment, and when I tried to open it in a new tab (making sure I’m holding Cmd in macOS, same as Ctrl in Windows), it just opened in the same tab as the Figma file I’m currently viewing.

It’s also impossible to right-click the link and get a link-related context menu. It’s not possible to easily copy the link too. Right now what we get is a regular browser context menu.

Worst parts are:

  • The draft comment I wrote was completely lost because of this navigation. There was no warning, and it wasn’t saved to be restored later.
  • The back button doesn’t work. It doesn’t take me back to where I was. It just reloads the linked page, and then the back button is fully disabled. I had to go find the previous location myself manually.

PS: On that note: Please also reduce the label of long links to be truncated with ellipsis in the middle (max 2 lines).

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Arundas_TC
  • Arundas_TC
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  • November 4, 2023

As I inspected, I found that this seems stupendously easy to fix. The fake links are already using an anchor element. All you need to do is to add the href attribute to make them become real links. That’s what’s missing.

    Celine_
    Figmate
    • Celine_
    • Community Support
    • November 6, 2023

    Hi there! Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback on Comments! We’ll pass along to our team for consideration.

    About the link inside a Figma comment, can you clarify what you see on your end? (via a screenshot or a video recording). You should be able to click in the link, and it opens automatically in a new tab. Please check the screen recording here (example with an external link and a Figma Design link):

    Saeed Ahmed
    • Saeed Ahmed
    • New Member
    • January 2, 2026

    Thanks for the detailed explanation. I completely understand the frustration—losing a draft comment because a link opens in the same tab is really disruptive.

    A few points I’d suggest addressing:

    1. Links behavior: It would be great if Figma allowed links in comments to open in a new tab by default, or at least provide the standard right-click context menu for copying/opening links.

    2. Draft safety: Implementing an auto-save for comment drafts would prevent data loss in cases like this.

    3. Back navigation: The back button behavior definitely needs improvement; ideally it should return users to the exact location they were commenting from, rather than reloading the linked page.

    4. Long links display: Truncating long URLs with an ellipsis in the middle would make comments more readable without losing the ability to copy or open the link.

    Overall, these changes would make commenting and link handling much more user-friendly.

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