Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts

Links tie Wikipedia together and help readers find what they're looking for.

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

DO: Check that your link points to the intended target Change link text with piping to fit into the prose 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 relevant pages on sister projects	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, or draft 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

See also

• Simple rule set
• Simple style manual
• Style tips