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Should details tags work in comments?
In a post a <details> tag can be used to hide information until a user chooses to click on it, useful for spoilers or puzzle solutions.
For example, the following raw text:
<details>
<summary>
Click to see the answer
</summary>
The answer is "Ask why 5 times"
</details>
is rendered as:
Click to see the answer
The answer is "Ask why 5 times"Currently comments support some HTML, such as bold, italics and supercript. Would it be useful for comments to also support hidden information with the <details> tag?
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4mo ago
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4mo ago
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4mo ago
I started to write a whole thing about how "this might make sense if each community could turn it on or off," and explai …
4mo ago
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