You can share specific text from a webpage using Google Chrome on Android, although the full “link to text” feature may be limited compared to desktop.
To share selected text, open the webpage in Chrome and press and hold on the text you want. Adjust the selection handles to highlight the exact words or sentence.
To create a link that opens directly to highlighted text:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open Chrome
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- Go to the page with text that you want to share.
- To highlight the text that you want to share, touch and hold, then drag your finger.
- Tap Share.
- Tip: To share just a highlight without a link, tap Link
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- Tip: To share just a highlight without a link, tap Link
- Select the app that you want to paste the link and text into.
- To re-share highlighted text, tap Share highlight.
- To remove a highlight from text and restore the URL to its original state, tap Remove highlight.
Once selected, a menu will appear. Tap Share to send the highlighted text through messaging apps, email, or other platforms. The shared content will include the text and often a link to the page.
On supported versions of Chrome, you may also see an option like Link to highlight or Copy link to highlight. If available, tap it. Chrome will generate a special link that opens the page and highlights the selected text automatically.
If that option is not available, you can tap Copy to copy the text, then manually copy the page URL from the address bar and share both together.
This feature depends on Chrome version and website compatibility, so it may not work on all pages.
In summary, Chrome on Android lets you share selected text easily, and in some cases, create direct links to highlighted content for more precise sharing.
