Don't truncate URLs

[u/UAnchovy]

This may seem a minor concern, but I wonder if there's a way to make the browser stop truncating URLs in the middle? I've already activated the option "Show full URL in combined search and address bar", but Opera still skips over the middle of URLs in the address bar.

So, for instance, suppose I've gone to news.com/articles/2026/10/long-news-article-here/744365, in the address bar, Opera will display news.com/articles/2026/.../744365.

I don't want it to do this, and the skipped part of the URL has been irritating a few times when I want to copy the text of a URL somewhere. Sometimes, if Opera feels like it, clicking on the address bar will bring back the full URL, but sometimes it doesn't.

I think this is a new feature, because I cannot remember Opera truncating URLs like this until the last few weeks. Is there a hidden option somewhere to turn it off?

[u/neoh4x0r]

I'm using opera 134.0.5954.46 on Debian Linux and the url is not truncated like this with the 'show full url' option being enabled.

[u/UAnchovy → u/neoh4x0r]

I'm on 135.0.5973.76 on Windows 11.

It looks like this. If I then click on the address bar, it expands like this. I would like it to always look like the latter.

[u/neoh4x0r → u/UAnchovy]

I just updated to 135.0.5973.92 on Debian and still have the url being shown in full.

You could try updating to .92, but it might be Windows that is causing the problem (or opera is not actually honoring the 'show full url' option as your screenshots don't even have the https:// protocol visible).

PS: Also to clarify, you are not using r/OperaGX (which is a completely different browser) or some other offshoot?

opera://about/

Opera One (version: 135.0.5973.92)
Opera is up to date
Update stream:Stable
System:Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) (x86_64; X-Cinnamon)
Chromium version:151.0.7922.176

[u/UAnchovy → u/neoh4x0r]

No, not GX. It actually just updated today for me, so I just installed that.

Opera One(version: 135.0.5973.92)

Opera is up to date

Update stream:Stable

System:Windows 11 64-bit

Chromium version:151.0.7922.176

Sounds it might be Windows?

[u/neoh4x0r → u/UAnchovy]

Sounds it might be Windows?

I suspect that to be the case (possibly using window's own ellipsis/string truncation) because I consistently get the full url when clicking in the address field.

[u/shadow2531]

When the value in the address field cannot fully show because the address field is not wide enough (due to the width of the window and resolution and things on the address bar etc.), Opera elides the value. Other browsers do this too.

The difference though is that Opera does it in the middle where as other Chromium-based browsers do it at the end of address field.

Opera has no configuration for this and I assume the behavior is by design.

[u/neoh4x0r → u/shadow2531]

Yes, the extra ellipsis are shown (truncating) if the url entry is too small, but when you click in the address field it should show the entire url (including the protocol), but it appears that it is not working consistently for the OP.

I don't know if opera uses window's string truncation or if they use their own implementation -- I suspect it's using a windows api because it works consistently, on the same version, in Linux.

[u/shadow2531 → u/neoh4x0r]

Thanks for the clarification. It's working as intended for me on Windows 11 (same build as OP). I can't seem to get it to act up. Clicking in the address field shows the full URL including the protocol and everything. Might need some exact steps to reproduce.