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Here’s a link to a page named Official position. You can even say Official positions and the link will show up correctly.
Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
You can even say [[Official position]]s
and the link will show up correctly.
You can put formatting around a link. Example: Wikipedia.
You can put formatting around a link.
Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
The first letter of articles is automatically capitalized, so wikipedia goes to the same place as Wikipedia. Capitalization matters after the first letter.
The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
first letter.
The weather in Moscow is a page that doesn’t exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
[[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
You can link to a page section by its title:

If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named “Example section”.

You can link to a page section by its title:

*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].

If multiple sections have the same title, add
a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
third section named "Example section".
You can make a link point to a different place with a piped link. Put the link target first, then the pipe character “|”, then the link text.

Or you can use the “pipe trick” so that text in brackets does not appear.

You can make a link point to a different place
with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link
target first, then the pipe character "|", then
the link text.

*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
Cities in Morocco]]

Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in
brackets does not appear. 

*[[Spinning (textiles)|]]
You can make an external link just by typing a URL: http://www.nupedia.comYou can give it a title: Nupedia

Or leave the title blank: [1]

You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
http://www.nupedia.com

You can give it a title:
[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]

Or leave the title blank:
[http://www.nupedia.com]
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way: mailto:someone@domain.com or someone
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
mailto:someone@domain.com or
[mailto:someone@domain.com someone]
You can redirect the user to another page.
#REDIRECT [[Official position]]
Category links do not show up in line but instead at page bottom and cause the page to belisted in the category.Add an extra colon to link to a category in line without causing the page to be listed in the category: Category:English documentation
[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be
listed in the category.''
[[Category:English documentation]]

Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
without causing the page to be listed in the category:
[[:Category:English documentation]]
The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader’s date preferences. These three dates will show up the same if you choose a format in your Preferences:

The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's
date preferences. These three dates will show up the
same if you choose a format in your
[[Special:Preferences|]]:
* [[July 20]], [[1969]]
* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
* [[1969]]-[[07-20]]