Links

To create a link, enclose the link text in brackets (e.g., [Duck Duck Go]), and then follow it immediately with the URL in parentheses (e.g., (https://duckduckgo.com)).

Links

My favorite search engine is [Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com).

My favorite search engine is Duck Duck Go.

You can optionally add a title to a link. This will appear as a tooltip when the user hovers over the link. To add a title, enclose it in quotation marks after the URL.

Links with title

My favorite search engine is [Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com "The best for privacy").

My favorite search engine is Duck Duck Go.

To quickly turn a URL or email address into a link, enclose it in angle brackets.

Quick links

<https://www.markdownguide.org>

<fake@example.com>

https://www.markdownguide.org

fake@example.com

To emphasize links, add asterisks before and after the brackets and parentheses. To denote links as code, add backticks inside the brackets.

Links with format

The **[EFF website](https://eff.org)**.

This is the *[Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org)*.

See the section on [`code`](#code).

The EFF website.

This is the Markdown Guide.

See the section on code.

Attributes

You can add extra attributes to a link, like target="blank", using the attribute lists syntax.

Link with extra attributes

[Opens in a new tab](https://www.python.org/){ target="blank" }

Opens in a new tab