Bing appears to be testing blue, clickable anchor text inside the body of its AI answers, according to a Friday, November 6, 2026 report from Search Engine Watch.
Author Sachin Patel said the AI answer text has so far been followed by a citation card that names its sources. In the test he saw, individual phrases within the answer were rendered as blue links. Clicking one sent him straight to the cited website. Patel included a screenshot of the layout in his post.
Patel described it as a limited test. He guessed that Microsoft could extend it to all users later, and he labeled that a guess. Microsoft has not confirmed the test or said anything about a rollout.
The distinction matters for anyone tracking AI citation traffic. A link attached to specific wording sits where a reader’s attention already is, while a card sits below it. No click data from the test has surfaced, so any traffic effect is unmeasured.
Teams that monitor Bing referrals should note the date and watch for shifts in click-through from AI answers. If the format spreads, the wording around a cited claim could matter as much as the citation itself.
Search Engine Watch, reporting by Sachin Patel, published November 6, 2026.
