diff --git a/src/inc/lib.mjs b/src/inc/lib.mjs
index 1e88765..3a93894 100644
--- a/src/inc/lib.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/lib.mjs
@@ -102,8 +102,14 @@ export default new class {
     // Build suffix with query params
     let suffix = env.strict ? '?strict=1' : '';
 
+    // mainDisplay: decoded for human-readable display (e.g. div.location)
+    // main: keeps percent-encoding for use in href attributes
+    let mainDisplay = tmp;
+    try { mainDisplay = decodeURIComponent(tmp); } catch (_) {}
+
     return {
       main: tmp,
+      mainDisplay,
       path: env.path ? env.path : '',
       suffix: suffix
     };
diff --git a/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs b/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
index c43f1cb..49c4712 100644
--- a/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routeinc/f0cklib.mjs
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ export default {
     // Override link for title searches — pagination must use the /tag/title:... prefix
     if (isTitleSearch && titleQuery) {
       link.main = `/tag/title:${encodeURIComponent(titleQuery)}/`;
+      link.mainDisplay = `/tag/title:${titleQuery}/`;
       link.path = 'p/';
       link.suffix = '';
     }
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ export default {
     if (userHallObj && userHallOwner) {
       const ownerName = userHallObj.owner_name || userHallOwner;
       link.main = `/user/${encodeURIComponent(ownerName)}/hall/${encodeURIComponent(userHallObj.slug)}/`;
+      link.mainDisplay = `/user/${ownerName}/hall/${userHallObj.slug}/`;
       link.path = 'p/';
       link.suffix = '';
     }
@@ -590,10 +592,18 @@ export default {
       ? await db`select uh.name, uh.slug from user_halls uh join user_halls_assign uha on uha.hall_id = uh.id where uha.item_id = ${itemid} and uh.user_id = ${user_id}`
       : [];
     const link = lib.genLink({ user, tag, hall: (hall && typeof hall === 'object') ? hall.slug : hall, mime, type: fav ? 'favs' : 'uploads', path: '', strict: false });
+    // Override link for title searches — pagination must use the /tag/title:... prefix
+    if (isTitleSearch && titleQuery) {
+      link.main = `/tag/title:${encodeURIComponent(titleQuery)}/`;
+      link.mainDisplay = `/tag/title:${titleQuery}/`;
+      link.path = '';
+      link.suffix = '';
+    }
     // Override link for user hall context
     if (userHallObj && userHallOwner) {
       const ownerName = userHallObj.owner_name || userHallOwner;
       link.main = `/user/${encodeURIComponent(ownerName)}/hall/${encodeURIComponent(userHallObj.slug)}/`;
+      link.mainDisplay = `/user/${ownerName}/hall/${userHallObj.slug}/`;
       link.path = '';
       link.suffix = '';
     }
diff --git a/views/item-partial-legacy.html b/views/item-partial-legacy.html
index 1fff846..76511a6 100644
--- a/views/item-partial-legacy.html
+++ b/views/item-partial-legacy.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <div class="item-main-content">
 
         <div class="_204863">
-            <div class="location">{{ link.main }}{{ item.id }}{{ link.suffix }}</div>
+            <div class="location">{{ link.mainDisplay || link.main }}{{ item.id }}{{ link.suffix }}</div>
             <div class="gapLeft"></div>
         </div>
         @if(enable_item_title)
diff --git a/views/item-partial-modern.html b/views/item-partial-modern.html
index 463d65f..dd6df3c 100644
--- a/views/item-partial-modern.html
+++ b/views/item-partial-modern.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <div class="item-main-content">
 
         <div class="_204863">
-            <div class="location">{{ link.main }}{{ item.id }}{{ link.suffix }}</div>
+            <div class="location">{{ link.mainDisplay || link.main }}{{ item.id }}{{ link.suffix }}</div>
             <div class="gapLeft"></div>
         </div>
         @if(enable_item_title)