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Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts

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This is aninformation page.

It is not anencyclopedic article, nor one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects ofWikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking. It may reflect differing levels ofconsensus andvetting.

Internal links tie Wikipedia together and help readers learn more about a topic.

Link torelevant pages that aid understanding of the subject, and generally:

DO:
Check that your link points to theintended target
Usepiping to fit link text into prose
Make link targetsclear from context
Link tosections of pages where appropriate
Addred links that would make useful articles
Createredirects from sub-topics or alternate titles
Link toobscure words inWiktionary
Link to pages onsister projects where relevant

DON'T:
Don't link tocommon words, dates, or units
Don't link todisambiguation pages in articles
Don't link touser, project, draft, or talk pages in articles
Don't link tounexpected targets
Don't putexternal links in article prose
Don't put links insection headings
Don't change thecolor of links
Don't useaction buttons for navigation

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