Inline links
The everyday form. An optional title in quotes after the URL becomes hover text.
[MDTool](https://www.mdtool.dev)
[MDTool](https://www.mdtool.dev "Free Markdown converter")Reference-style links
For documents that repeat the same URL, define it once at the bottom and reference it by label. This keeps paragraphs readable in the raw source.
See the [documentation][docs] for details.
[docs]: https://www.mdtool.dev/markdown-cheat-sheetAutomatic links and section anchors
GFM automatically links bare URLs like https://example.com. To link to a heading on the same page, use its generated anchor: lowercase, spaces replaced with hyphens.
<https://example.com>
[Jump to setup](#getting-started)Frequently Asked Questions
How do I open a Markdown link in a new tab?
Pure Markdown has no syntax for that. Use inline HTML instead: <a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">text</a>. Note that GitHub strips target attributes in READMEs.
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