Inline style links allow you to quickly embed links in your content. Reference style links take a bit more effort, but they help you keep you content organized.
Plaintext link¶
URLs in plain text like https://www.scipress.io/ become links
URLs in plain text like https://www.scipress.io/ become links
Markdown link¶
I'm an inline [link to Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/).
I'm an inline link to Wikipedia.
I'm a reference [link to Wikipedia][wikipedia].
[wikipedia]: https://www.wikipedia.org/
I'm a reference link to Wikipedia.
Link with a title¶
I'm an inline [link to Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/ "Reddit") with a title.
I'm an inline link to Reddit with a title.
I'm a reference [link to Reddit][reddit] with a title.
[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/
I'm a reference link to Reddit with a title.
[I'm a link with a title](https://www.scipress.io/ "Scipress")
Link titles help readers and web crawlers understand where a link goes. The title appears when you hover your cursor over the link.
Link that opens a new tab¶
I open [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/){target=_blank} in a new tab.
I open StackOverflow in a new tab.
I open [StackOverflow]{target=_blank} in a new tab.
[StackOverflow]: https://stackoverflow.com/
I open StackOverflow in a new tab.