[ForLoveOfCats]

I might be a weirdo but I drag links all the time as it's how I open links as background tabs even though there is a right-click context menu entry for it

Unless the site is _really_ messing with events, holding alt on PC (Windows/Linux/ect) or Option on macOS lets you select text in links without triggering the link to navigate.

[ivanche]

Holy fsck! 30 years on the web and today I learn about this Alt/Option trick. Thank you!

[buzzy_hacker]

Same here, that literally just changed my life

[Telaneo]

[Middle mouse button] or [left mouse button + ctrl] also does this.

[MangoToupe]

How about on mobile? This is a constant headache.

[zuhsetaqi]

Select something directly before or after the link and then move the start and end of your selection to only select the link.