App: Hyperlink markdown doesn't work if the ] is preceded by an (
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Action Performed:
- Navigate to a conversation
- Send this message
[Yo (click here to see a cool cat)](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/ha11pc/cookie-cat-con-sombrero-de-cowboy-y-sun-glass-ha11pc.jpg) - Check the message in the history
Expected Result:
The link should be hyperlinked even if there is a ) before the ].
Actual Result:
Link is not hyperlinked. Checked on Github and it gets hyperlinked correctly so this seems like an issue. Important: Same happens for other punctuation marks.
Example Yo (click here to see a cool cat)
Workaround:
User can send the link without the formatting
Platform:
Where is this issue occurring?
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Desktop App
- Mobile Web
Version Number: 1.0.80-0
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
From @mallenexpensify https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1627271189249400
Markdown doesn’t work when ] is preceded by )
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: closed
- Created 3 years ago
- Comments: 18 (8 by maintainers)
@mananjadhav yup! As per this information here, contracts are paid 7 days after the pull request is merged to allow for regression testing. Payment is scheduled to be issued in 2 days.
@mananjadhav hired!
Looks great on first pass, I will review it further shortly. @NicMendonca - Can you please hire @mananjadhav via Upwork? Thanks!