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This page tells you how to add a link to a Confluence page using the [Wiki Markup editor|Choosing Rich Text or Wiki Markup Editing as your Default]. Note that you can also use the [Rich Text editor|Adding and Removing Links in the Rich Text Editor] instead.

In Wiki Markup, links are always denoted by square brackets. Whenever you place text between square brackets, Confluence recognizes it as a link.

(on) You can display your own text instead of the page name: Inside the square brackets, insert the required text followed by a vertical bar and then the page name. The second example shows this.

{color:#0099cc}{*}To link to a page in a different space{*}{color}
|| What you need to type || What you will get ||
| {nomarkup}[DS:Brief Overview of Confluence]
{nomarkup} | [ds:Brief Overview of Confluence] |
| {nomarkup}[Here's an overview|DS:Brief Overview of Confluence]
{nomarkup} | [Here's an overview|DS:Brief Overview of Confluence] |
where:

'*DS*' is the space key of the space you are linking to, in this instance, the Demonstration Space.
'*Confluence Overview*' is the name of the page in the space, 'DS'.

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{color:#0099cc}{*}To link to the homepage of another space{*}{color}
|| What you need to type || What you will get ||
| {nomarkup}[DS:]
{nomarkup} | [DS:] |
| {nomarkup}[demo home page|DS:]
{nomarkup} | [demo home page|DS:] |
where:

'*DS*' is the space key of the space you are linking to, in this instance, the Demonstration Space.

(i) The space key is the short name displayed in parentheses beside each space name on the dashboard, and in various other places across the site.
{tip:title=Handy Hint}You can also create a link to any Confluence page by clicking '*Insert Link*' when you are in the 'Edit' mode of a page. A pop-screen allows you to select pages from anywhere within Confluence. Selecting a page creates a link to that page.
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h5. RELATED TOPICS

[Linking to Pages Within the Same Space]
[Linking to Web Pages]
[Working with Links|Working with Links]

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