PerplexityCitations & Trust
Perplexity displays domain +N chips inline, a sources summary row, Links tab audit, Check sources on selections, and Wrong sources feedback.
Domain +N citation chips inline on claims
What's happening
Perplexity layers trust: inline domain chips, research steps, sources summary, Links tab audit, sources sidebar, chip popovers, selection-based Check sources, and source-specific feedback.
Patterns
Domain +N chips connecting claims to sources
Full audit view and summary favicon stack
Good sources and Wrong sources in feedback taxonomy
UX Insights
- •Publisher-first chips beat anonymous footnote numbers
- •Links tab gives audit depth without leaving the result
- •Check sources on selections localizes verification
- •Chip popover previews a source without opening the Links tab
Design Decisions
Trust is layered: inline chips for scanning, summary row for breadth, sidebar and Links tab for depth, popovers for quick verify, plus feedback that distinguishes wrong sources from wrong prose.
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