Start your message with the full link: https://pic.cy/your_words. WhatsApp is much more reliable when the link starts with https://.
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FAQ
Signal
Use the full https:// link too. Paste https://pic.cy/your_words at the start of the message so Signal can read it as a link.
Facebook app
Paste the link, then add a space or press Enter after it. That small extra space or new line helps Facebook show the image card.
Messenger
The Messenger mobile app shows pic.cy image previews normally. Messenger in a desktop browser may show previews only for Facebook links and may skip image cards for external websites. If that happens, use the Messenger mobile app or send the pic.cy link directly.
Telegram
No trick needed. Paste the link and send it. Telegram usually makes the image card by itself.
Viber and SMS
No extra space is needed. Just send the link. In SMS, the preview depends on the phone and carrier app.
Two lines of text
Use either two dots or two underscores in the link: First_line..Second_line or First_line__Second_line.
Currency and crypto rates
Use base-quote links like https://pic.cy/usd-uah, https://pic.cy/eur-usd, https://pic.cy/btc-usd, https://pic.cy/usd-btc, https://pic.cy/eth-btc, or https://pic.cy/doge-uah. Uppercase and lowercase variants work the same: USD-UAH, usd-uah, Usd.Uah, and usd_uah all resolve to one canonical rate card.
US stocks and ETFs
Use ticker-currency links for US-listed NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, and NYSE American symbols: https://pic.cy/aapl-usd, https://pic.cy/tsla-uah, https://pic.cy/brk-b-usd, or https://pic.cy/spy-usd. Prices use delayed Yahoo Finance market data; non-USD cards are converted with Frankfurter/ECB rates.
Oil and metals
Popular commodity cards work too: https://pic.cy/wti-usd, https://pic.cy/brent-usd, https://pic.cy/gold-usd or xau-usd, https://pic.cy/silver-usd or xag-usd, and https://pic.cy/platinum-usd or xpt-usd.
Weather forecast
Open https://pic.cy/weather to get a 7-day weather card for the city detected from the request IP. In chat previews, the city may be based on the messenger crawler IP; opening the page directly uses the visitor IP.
