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Wikilinks
[[Special:PermanentLink/oldid]] or the shortcut [[Special:Permalink/oldid]] can be used to make a wikilink when this is preferred over a URL. oldid is the revision number in the URL of a permanent link like https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&oldid=402359171.
The normal rules for wikilinks apply, e.g. regarding section names, interwiki prefixes and pipes. Wikilinks work in edit summaries, unlike a URL. A wikilink only works in Wikipedia, and some other wikis if it has the right interwiki prefix. Here are some examples showing how to wikilink from a Wikipedia page, to a specific version of a page. Note the oldid part of the 'Permanent link', and write your own Wikicode:
| Link to | How to create | Result |
|---|---|---|
| any page in Wikipedia (an article, talk, user, project page, etc.) | [[Special:Permalink/402359171|a version of Wikipedia:Help_desk page]]
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a version of Wikipedia:Help_desk page |
| a section of any page at Wikipedia Note: the section title is appended to the Revision id. |
[[Special:Permalink/402359171#December_14|a particular section at a version of WP:HD]]
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a particular section at a version of WP:HD |
| any page in a sister project: Note the use of prefix codes wikt: and c:.
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[[wikt:Special:Permalink/27434896|wiktionary:scribble in July 2014]]
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wiktionary:scribble in July 2014 |
| a section on a sister project page: Note the use of prefix codes q: and m:.
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[[q:Special:Permalink/2220436#Le_Petit_Prince_(1943)|Feb 2017 rev of ''Little Prince'' quotes]]
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Feb 2017 rev of Little Prince quotes |
| any page in any foreign Wikipedia: Note the use of interlanguage prefixes to link to foreign-language Wikiprojects. |
[[:fr:Special:Permalink/385114|oldest copy]] of [[:fr:Agra|]] at [[:fr:|French Wikipedia]]
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oldest copy of Agra at French Wikipedia |
| the most current version of a page (not a permanent link; this is just a plain wikilink) | [[Wikipedia:Help desk]]
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Wikipedia:Help desk |
See also
- Help:Page history § Linking to a specific version of a page for more details of browsing the history of Wikipedia.
- Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia for more details on how to cite Wikipedia, for which you may need a permalink.
- Template:Oldid2, link to an old version of a page
- Template:Cross-wiki oldid, link to an old version of a page in MediaWiki, Meta-Wiki, Wikibooks, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Incubator, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikiversity, or Wiktionary
- Template:Cross-wiki language oldid, link to an old version of a page in Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikiversity, or Wiktionary in any language