Item links in chat
You can show any item to other players by linking it in chat. Everyone who sees the message can hover the link and read the same tooltip you would see: base, rarity, affixes, sockets and runes, glyphs, item level and requirements.
How to link
- Hold Alt and left-click an item in your inventory, a container or the depot (the same in classic and regular controls; Ctrl+click still uses an item, Shift+click looks at it). A name in square brackets is placed in your chat input. Items in the stash panel cannot be linked: take them into your backpack first.
- Finish the message and send it. It works in every channel: Game-Chat, trade, private messages and party chat.
- The link appears in the item's rarity colour and is underlined when you hover it.
Hover. Moving the mouse over the link shows the item's tooltip. If the link is no longer valid, the tooltip says "Link expired".
What you can link. Equipment, flasks, glyphs, runes and maps, so a group can see a map's tier and modifiers before a run (Maps). Items in the trade window cannot be linked directly. Link the item from your backpack before you offer it (Trading).
Snapshots. A link captures the item as it was when you linked it. If you later change the item, say with an orb, the link still shows the old version. This prevents "it was good when I linked it" disputes.
Safety. The server records what the item is, never your client. A link cannot show stats that the item does not have. A forged link can only point at a real item or show "Link expired".
Good for: asking for advice on a build, showing a drop, selling in the trade channel, and checking a friend's gear (Item link limits).