No, it's not immediately obvious whether a post is an edit to a question or an answer. In fact, here are some screenshots of edits against questions and answers so you can see for yourself. ## edit against a question ![enter image description here][1] ## edit against an answer ![enter image description here][2] The only way to know if it's an edit against a question or an answer is to open up the question (by clicking the question title, which is shown in both cases) and checking. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/eX839.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/E3j3e.png