Help:Self link

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A self link is a link to the page itself. It appears as bold text when the article is viewed ("self-link feature"). Examples:

• [[Help:Self link]] gives Help:Self link
• [[Help:Self link|piped self link]] gives piped self link

An indirect self link is a link to a page that redirects back. In this case the self-link feature does not work, even though the feature would be equally useful here; if you are viewing the master copy on Meta of this help page then this is demonstrated here:

• Self link

Also, when the prefix for the project itself is added (interwiki link style, but again linking to the page itself) the self-link feature does not work; if you are viewing the master copy on Meta of this help page then this is demonstrated here:

• [[m:Help:Self link]] gives m:Help:Self link

Self-link to a section

For a link to a section of the same article, even from the same section, the self-link feature does not work: Help:Self link#Self-link to a section.

See also

• Navigational templates

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Wikipedia-specific help

1. redirect Wikipedia:Self link
   

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