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: Check that your link points to the intended target Use piping to fit link text into prose Make link targets clear from context Link to sections of pages where appropriate Add red links that would make useful articles Create redirects from sub-topics or alternate titles Link to obscure words in Wiktionary Link to pages on sister projects where relevant	DON'T: Don't link to common words, dates, or units Don't link to disambiguation pages in articles Don't link to user, project, draft, or talk pages in articles Don't link to unexpected targets Don't put external links in article prose Don't put links in section headings Don't change the color of links Don't use action buttons for navigation

See also

• Simple rule set
• Simple style manual
• Style tips