Help:Link

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-	Figuring out what the symbols next to some links mean. If you are using [[Wikipedia:Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer]] or [[Wikipedia:Opera (web browser)|Opera]], you may not be able to see the following symbols. Go to [[Help:Icon]] to see them.	+	Figuring out what the symbols next to some links mean. Go to [[Help:Icon]] to see them.
	:If you see a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php light blue] link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.		:If you see a [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php light blue] link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.
	<!--:If you see a [mailto:joe_person@email.com light blue] link with an envelope next to it, it means it's a link to someone's email address.		<!--:If you see a [mailto:joe_person@email.com light blue] link with an envelope next to it, it means it's a link to someone's email address.
	:If you see a [irc://irc.freenode.net/hrwiki light blue] link with a chat sign next to it, it means it's a link to an irc chat.		:If you see a [irc://irc.freenode.net/hrwiki light blue] link with a chat sign next to it, it means it's a link to an irc chat.
-	:If you see a [https://www.paypal.com/ light blue] link with a lock sign next to it, it means it's a link to a SHTML ''(<nowiki>https://...</nowiki>)'' website.-->	+	:If you see a [https://www.paypal.com/ light blue] link with a lock sign next to it, it means it's a link to a SHTML ''(<nowiki>https://...</nowiki>)'' website.
-	:If you see a [[HRStore:index.html|light blue]] link with the Yahoo! logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Runner Store.	+	:If you see a [[HRStore:index.html|light blue]] link with the Yahoo! logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Runner Store.-->
	:If you see a [[HR:index.html|light blue]] link with the Homestar Runner logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Runner website.		:If you see a [[HR:index.html|light blue]] link with the Homestar Runner logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Runner website.
	:If you see a [[Thorax:index.html|light blue]] link with the Thorax logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Thorax Corporation website.		:If you see a [[Thorax:index.html|light blue]] link with the Thorax logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Thorax Corporation website.

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Here's how to add links:

Contents 1 Internal 2 External 3 Appearances 4 Link colors 5 Link symbols

Internal

To add a link to an internal page (in the wiki), use these link styles:

For an article page:

[[This one normal page]]

For a page in another namespace:

[[Namespace:Page name]]

However, links to images and categories (without using the image on the page, or adding the page to the category) must be linked like this:

[[:Image:Image name]]

or

[[:Category:Category name]]

External

To link to a common external page, like the fanstuff wiki or the Homestar Runner website, use a namespace-style link with one of the special prefixes.

To link externally (outside the wiki), use one bracket pair instead of two, as well as an absolute path:

[http://www.website.com/]

To link to someone's email, use the mailto: prefix:

[mailto:joe_person@email.com]

Appearances

To change the appearance of an internal or familiar link, use the vertical line symbol:

[[This page|This neat page]]

To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:

[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]

In a link with a namespace (or an interwiki link), the prefix is removable with the pipe (|) symbol:

[[Wikipedia:Main Page|]]

In a link with trailing parentheses (()), the parentheses, as well as the words inside them, are removable with the pipe (|) symbol:

[[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|]]

Link colors

If you see a deep blue link, it means it's a link within this wiki.

If you see a light blue link, it means it's an interwiki link.

If you see a red link, it means it's not a real wiki page, or it's not a correctly typed link.

Link symbols

Figuring out what the symbols next to some links mean. Go to Help:Icon to see them.

If you see a light blue link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.

If you see a light blue link with the Homestar Runner logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Homestar Runner website.

If you see a light blue link with the Thorax logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Thorax Corporation website.

If you see a light blue link with the Videlectrix logo next to it, it means it's a link to the Videlectrix website.

If you see a light blue link with the YouTube logo next to it, it means it's a link to a YouTube video.