[tbb-bugs] #23686 [Applications/Tor Browser]: When "http://" is in front of a V3 link, Tor browser will search the text after "http://" on duckduckgo or any default search engine you use.

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#23686: When "http://" is in front of a V3 link, Tor browser will search the text
after "http://" on duckduckgo or any default search engine you use.
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 Reporter:  Dbryrtfbcbhgf             |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Immediate                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Critical                  |     Resolution:
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Comment (by dcf):

 I would guess that this is partially a Trac issue. It's what arma said in
 comment:12. Trac puts a little icon in front of external links, and the
 icon is actually a `span` element that contains a zero-width space
 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-width_space U+200B]). It's the
 presence of this invisible character that makes the browser go to a search
 engine.

 If you copy the link and are very careful not to include the icon when you
 highlight, then it will work and not go to a search engine. Also if you
 right-click and Copy Link Location.

 Try copying a link and pasting it into a Vim buffer. Vim will make the
 zero-width space visible and color it blue:
 {{{#!html
 <code><span style="color:
 blue;"><200b></span>http://ozmh2zkwx5cjuzopui64csb5ertcooi5vya6c2gm4e3vcvf2c2qvjiyd.onion</code>
 }}}

 The same thing happens with non-onion links, like the one Dbryrtfbcbhgf
 posted in comment:13.

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