How does a URL shortener work?

URL shortening is a technique on the World Wide Web in which a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may be made substantially shorter and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using a redirect which links to the web page that has a long URL. Often the redirect domain name is shorter than the original one.

How do I create a tiny URL?

For a Website

Copy the URL that you want to shorten.
Go to tinyurl.com.
Paste the long URL and click the “Make TinyURL!” button.
The shortened URL will appear. You can now copy and paste it where you need it.

How do I edit my tiny URL?

How to edit your TinyURL Links

Select the URL you want to update from your recent TinyURLs.
To edit the destination URL: A. Click the destination URL to be updated. B. Make revisions on the destination URL field.
To edit your TinyURL : A. Click on the Pencil icon beside your TinyURL. B. Make revisions on your TinyURL domain or alias.

How do I shorten a URL in Word?

How to shorten your long Hyperlinks

You can then either right mouse click and select Hyperlink, then paste in the URL (weblink) which may be the original or shortened URL. For this purpose it doesn’t matter so much.
Or, you can select the text as described above and then select Hyperlink from your Toolbar, as shown below.
Then select Shorten.
Share this:

How do I disguise a URL from another?

Click on the domain that you would like to set up a masked forward for. Click the URL Forwarding tab on the left-hand side. Here, you can enter information about where your URL is forwarding to and what type of redirect you’ll be setting up. Use the drop-down menu under the Type section to change it to “Masked.”

How do you make a hyperlink?

How to hyperlink in Google Docs using the mobile app

Open a document in the Google Docs app on your iPhone or Android phone.
Select the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
Tap “Insert Link.”
On the Insert Link page, type or paste the URL you want to link to.