diff --git a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Browser.py b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Browser.py
index d3740bf..52c98fc 100644
--- a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Browser.py
+++ b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Browser.py
@@ -1069,7 +1069,11 @@ class Browser:
 
         def confirmed(sender):
             try:
-                self.retrieve_url(e_url.get_edit_text().strip())
+                entered_url = e_url.get_edit_text().strip()
+                if not "`" in entered_url and ":" in entered_url:
+                    pos = entered_url.find("|")
+                    if pos: entered_url = entered_url[:pos]+"`"+entered_url[pos+1:]
+                self.retrieve_url(entered_url)
             except Exception as e:
                 self.browser_footer = urwid.Text("Could not open link: "+str(e))
                 self.frame.contents["footer"] = (self.browser_footer, self.frame.options())
diff --git a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Channels.py b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Channels.py
index 94f244f..8668d16 100644
--- a/nomadnet/ui/textui/Channels.py
+++ b/nomadnet/ui/textui/Channels.py
@@ -1218,9 +1218,11 @@ def _message_widget(app, hub, m, link_delegate=None):
 
         elif ms.startswith("link_"):
             kind = ms[len("link_"):]
-            label = mb.split("`")[0]
+            comps = mb.split("`")
+            label = comps[0]
+            fields = "|"+comps[1].replace("`", "") if len(comps) > 1 else ""
             url = f"{kind}://{mb}"
-            link_mu = f"`_`F{t['link']}`[{label}`{url}]`f`_"
+            link_mu = f"`_`F{t['link']}`[{label}{fields}`{url}]`f`_"
             link_md = f"[{label}]({url})"
             message_body += link_mu
         else: