Is it possible to set the link text for a URL field type?

Is it possible to provide a "link text" for a URL field type such that displaying the URL-typed field shows the link text and not the URL stored in the URL field? 

Background: In a "parent" Opportunity / Account / Contact, we store a link to the last Task, Note, Email, Call, Meeting record created or updated against that related "parent". We also store the Task / Note / etc. Date Modified as a Last Activity Date for the "parent" record. This allows us to do some reporting on the Last Activity against a "parent" record and provide an easy way to see what that last activity was.

Here is a screenshot of the Last Activity Link (URL field type) showing the URL. We would like the link text to be some actual text...not having the link text be the actual URL. 

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  • I read this thread and I think the OP is asking for something completely different than what everyone responded. My understanding is that he would rather have the field be hyperlinked text (i.e. the activity's actual name/subject) rather than being a URL. He mentions reporting as his use case, so I thought he wanted the last activity date accompanied with the title of the last activity performed rather than a non-descript URL. If my understanding is accurate, it would definitely take customization to achieve.

    In any event, he hasn't been active in the community in years so we will likely never know Laughing

    Chris