Use link color for linked text in code markup, too

Question

In inline code markup, links are not styled differently than plain text.

Example:

• This sentence is linked.
• This sentence is not linked.

Only by hovering you’ll notice that there is a link.

On Stack Overflow, linked text in code markup gets a different color (+ hover effect).

Example use cases:

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• You should use a div instead of a span here.
• Allowed attributes: data, type, typemustmatch, …

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Whereas the Stack Overflow main site would display the inline code links in a different color:

Besides that, it’s probably the most basic accessibility/usability requirement: links should be identifiable.

Answer 1

The design updates have fixed this issue.

Now you can see if inline code is hyperlinked:

Answer 2

My take on this matter is that links with code snippets shouldn't be even clickable to begin with nevermind highlighted. This is because 99.9% of the time it does not offer user experience nor helpfulness to answer the question having internal links clickable.

You can however overcome this by using the quote element as this is intended that sources can be referred too when quoting from other sites and linking back to the source.

For example:

1. This is a sentence that uses the quote element

1. This is a sentence that uses the code element

I see little point to no point in adapting the same 'LINK' styling in 'CODE' elements due to the fact it does not help answer the question and in no cases I can think of using this styling effect will increase user experience. The quote element has this feature because it enhances user experience citing sources.