How can I define a command for urls using hyperref

Question

I know I can use the package hyperref for urls, but I want is to create a definition that uses this and assigns a color, for example

\c{url}{Something}

would write Something in crimson color linked to the url (and assume default urls aren't in crimson)

what about \usepackage[colorlinks=true,urlcolor=magenta]{hyperref} and \href{http://www.myurl.com}{something} ? — ebosi, Apr 06 '16 at 07:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '16 at 07:55

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You can use hyperref options, and locally modify it when needed.

\documentclass{article}

    \usepackage[colorlinks=true,urlcolor=magenta]{hyperref}

    \newcommand{\myhref}[2]
        {\hypersetup{urlcolor=blue}%
         \href{#1}{#2}%
         \hypersetup{urlcolor=magenta}%
        }

\begin{document}
    Here is \href{http://www.myurl.com}{my link}.

    Here is \myhref{http://www.myurl.com}{my special link}.

    And here,  \href{http://www.myurl.com}{another normal link}.
\end{document}

answered Apr 06 '16 at 07:55

ebosi

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This will break if the url contains special chars like % or #. – Ulrike Fischer Apr 06 '16 at 08:01
Cf. Special character in url link – ebosi Apr 06 '16 at 08:08

How can I define a command for urls using hyperref

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