diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index aeae57d34..659f6ceab 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -4525,7 +4525,7 @@
       return range;
     },
     makeLink: function(range) {
-      var a, char, len, text, toggle, trim;
+      var a, char, i, len, text, toggle, trim;
 
       text = range.toString();
       trim = function() {
@@ -4535,37 +4535,25 @@
         return text = text.slice(0, -1);
       };
       if (/[(\[{<]/.test(text.charAt(0))) {
-        if (/[\)\]}>]/.test(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-          trim();
-        }
-        text.slice(1);
+        text = text.slice(1);
         if (range.startOffset !== range.startContainer.data.length) {
           range.setStart(range.startContainer, range.startOffset + 1);
         }
       }
-      while (/[\)\]}>,]/.exec(char = text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-        if (char === ',') {
+      while (/[)\]}>.,]/.test(char = text.charAt((len = text.length) - 1))) {
+        if (/[.,]/.test(char)) {
           trim();
           continue;
         }
-        len = text.length;
+        i = 0;
+        toggle = false;
         while (i < len) {
-          toggle = false;
-          switch (text[i++]) {
-            case '(':
-            case ')':
-            case '[':
-            case ']':
-            case '{':
-            case '}':
-            case '<':
-            case '>':
-              toggle = !toggle;
+          if (/[()\[\]{}<>]/.test(text[i++])) {
+            toggle = !toggle;
           }
         }
         if (toggle) {
           trim();
-          continue;
         }
         break;
       }
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index 84ca2204d..d31066840 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -4531,7 +4531,7 @@
       return range;
     },
     makeLink: function(range) {
-      var a, char, len, text, toggle, trim;
+      var a, char, i, len, text, toggle, trim;
 
       text = range.toString();
       trim = function() {
@@ -4541,37 +4541,25 @@
         return text = text.slice(0, -1);
       };
       if (/[(\[{<]/.test(text.charAt(0))) {
-        if (/[\)\]}>]/.test(text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-          trim();
-        }
-        text.slice(1);
+        text = text.slice(1);
         if (range.startOffset !== range.startContainer.data.length) {
           range.setStart(range.startContainer, range.startOffset + 1);
         }
       }
-      while (/[\)\]}>,]/.exec(char = text.charAt(text.length - 1))) {
-        if (char === ',') {
+      while (/[)\]}>.,]/.test(char = text.charAt((len = text.length) - 1))) {
+        if (/[.,]/.test(char)) {
           trim();
           continue;
         }
-        len = text.length;
+        i = 0;
+        toggle = false;
         while (i < len) {
-          toggle = false;
-          switch (text[i++]) {
-            case '(':
-            case ')':
-            case '[':
-            case ']':
-            case '{':
-            case '}':
-            case '<':
-            case '>':
-              toggle = !toggle;
+          if (/[()\[\]{}<>]/.test(text[i++])) {
+            toggle = !toggle;
           }
         }
         if (toggle) {
           trim();
-          continue;
         }
         break;
       }
diff --git a/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee b/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
index 6be4c648b..0f935cea9 100644
--- a/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
+++ b/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
@@ -110,25 +110,23 @@ Linkify =
       range.setEnd range.endContainer, range.endOffset - 1 unless range.endOffset < 1
       text = text.slice 0, -1
 
-    # Clean brackets, hanging commas
+    # Clean leading brackets
     if /[(\[{<]/.test text.charAt 0
-      trim() if /[\)\]}>]/.test text.charAt text.length - 1
-      text.slice 1
+      text = text.slice 1
       unless range.startOffset is range.startContainer.data.length
         range.setStart range.startContainer, range.startOffset + 1
     
-    while /[\)\]}>,]/.exec char = text.charAt text.length - 1
-      if char is ','
+    # Clean hanging brackets, commas, periods
+    while /[)\]}>.,]/.test char = text.charAt (len = text.length) - 1
+      if /[.,]/.test char
         trim()
         continue
-      len = text.length
+      i = 0
+      toggle = false
       while i < len
-        toggle = false
-        switch text[i++]
-          when '(', ')', '[', ']', '{', '}', '<', '>' then toggle = !toggle
+        if /[()\[\]{}<>]/.test text[i++] then toggle = !toggle
       if toggle
         trim()
-        continue
       break
 
     text =