Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts

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

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

DO: File:Green check.png Check that your link points to the intended target File:Green check.png Use piping to fit link text into the prose File:Green check.png Make link targets clear from context File:Green check.png Link to sections of pages where appropriate File:Green check.png Add red links that would make useful articles File:Green check.png Create redirects from sub-topics or alternate titles File:Green check.png Link to obscure words in Wiktionary File:Green check.png Link to pages on sister projects where relevant

DON'T: File:Red x.svg Don't link to common words, dates, or units File:Red x.svg Don't link to disambiguation pages in articles File:Red x.svg Don't link to user, project, draft, or talk pages in articles File:Red x.svg Don't link to unexpected targets File:Red x.svg Don't put external links in article prose File:Red x.svg Don't put links in section headings File:Red x.svg Don't change the color of links File:Red x.svg Don't use action buttons for navigation

See also

• Simple rule set
• Simple style manual
• Style tips