And they worked for me in Safari (14.0.2) under Big Sur. So it has to be something in your system.
Oh well, not a big deal. I can highlight a link and it and it opens in another window if I hit command/click. I never changed anything, I never do if something works. The ONLY change was the upgrade. Obviously SOMETHING changed, but I'm just scratching my head because I have no idea what changed.
There are other oddities that now occur with Safari. For example, when I open the computer from sleep mode in the morning, YouTube videos will begin playing without an open Safari window. When I open the "force quit" drop down menu, it shows Safari being open when it is not. If I click on Safari, it opens, but it opens a blank window. The music only stops using "force quit".
My point is only that since updating Safari it's behavior has changed and I can't figure out why.
This is such an insignificant issue, I feel a little guilty even utilizing the brain trust here when others have so much more pressing issues. I guess I was hoping it was a simple issue that everyone was having with a quick fix. Not a big deal, thanks for responding.