Do crawler reads ahrefs tag which is just a text written in html form ,not a hyperlink or blue text, ?

[calvinkj]

i recently posted a back link but it didnot turn into hyperlink but just a html ahref tag, does it give any link equity? does it behave as  a link because its not clickable?

[R0bin_L0rd]

Hi there, feels like there's a couple levels to this. You mention you "posted" the backlink, is that on a forum, in a comment or something?

I would be careful there - Google is actively on the lookout for people attempting to manipulate rankings by posting backlinks places. Particularly in places like forums Google can ignore posted links or flag them as suspicious which would actively harm your site. What's more, forums can automatically mark links as nofollow if they are posted, to avoid Google seeing the site as spammy. Given your description of this situation it sounds like your link CAN'T be marked as nofollow but something to bear in mind in general.

In terms of whether Google will pay attention to this specific link, I think it could be used to DISCOVER the page but I wouldn't expect it to act as an authority signal the way a direct link would.

Hope that helps!