Help:Plainlinks

A plainlink is a link external to, but in this case not followed by an external link icon. It is used for links internal to en.wikipedia.org which require special URL parameters and therefore cannot be reached by wikilinks.

Making a plainlink
The arrow icon can be suppressed by:
 * Placing the external link syntax between tags.
 * Using Plain link.

For example, [https:// /wiki Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

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Some templates such as Querylink and Oldid use plainlinks.