You can use the share button below every post to easily get a direct link to a specific answer or question:

[!["share a link to this answer" button][1]][1]

This link is of the format https://askubuntu.com/TYPE/POST_ID/USER_ID, where

• TYPE is the type of the post, i.e. q for questions or a for answers,
• POST_ID (highlighted in the screenshot above) is, well, the ID number of this specific post, and
• USER_ID is your own user ID, so that any clicks on this link can be tracked back to you. (There are e.g. some badges for sharing links that get clicked by a number of unique IP addresses). This part is optional and you could also remove it if you want an anonymous link.

You can either just use this short direct link, or if you prefer the long link format that includes the question title slug plus an anchor to the desired answer, you can also use the post ID you retrieved from the share link and append that (both as path component as well as anchor), like

How can I change my own user ID? [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/HLXF2.png

You can use the share button below every post to easily get a direct link to a specific answer or question:

This link is of the format https://askubuntu.com/TYPE/POST_ID/USER_ID, where

• TYPE is the type of the post, i.e. q for questions or a for answers,
• POST_ID (highlighted in the screenshot above) is, well, the ID number of this specific post, and
• USER_ID is your own user ID, so that any clicks on this link can be tracked back to you. (There are e.g. some badges for sharing links that get clicked by a number of unique IP addresses). This part is optional and you could also remove it if you want an anonymous link.

You can either just use this short direct link, or if you prefer the long link format that includes the question title slug plus an anchor to the desired answer, you can also use the post ID you retrieved from the share link and append that (both as path component as well as anchor), like

How can I change my own user ID?