Learn how to link to notes, attachments, and other files from your notes, using internal links. By linking notes, you can create a network of knowledge.
Obsidian can automatically update internal links in your vault when you rename a file. If you want to be prompted instead, you can disable it under Settings → Files & Links → Automatically update internal links.
Supported formats for internal links
Obsidian supports the following link formats:
- Wikilink:
[[Three laws of motion]] - Markdown:
[Three laws of motion](Three%20laws%20of%20motion.md)
The examples above are equivalent—they appear the same way in the editor, and links to the same note.
Note
When using the Markdown format, make sure to URL encode the link destination. For example, blank spaces become
%20.
Handling Spaces in Note Names (or URL encoding)
When a note name includes a space, and you’re linking manually without using Obsidian’s auto-suggest feature, you’ll need to replace the space with %20. This is URL encoding for a space. For instance, if you have a note named “Sample Job”, to manually create an interlinked note, you would write: [[Sample%20Job]].
Alternatively, if you want to create a more conventional hyperlink within a paragraph, you can use Markdown syntax: [Link Text](Link Target). To link to a note with a space in its name within a paragraph, you’d use %20 to fill the gap. For example, [sample job](Sample%20Job) will appear as a clickable link with the text “sample job” that leads to the “Sample Job” note.
Anchors in notes
If you want to create a more conventional anchor within a paragraph, you can use Markdown syntax: [Link](Link). To link to a note with a space in its name within a paragraph, you’d use %20 to fill the gap. For example, [sample job](#Sample%20Job) will appear as a clickable link with the text “sample job” that leads to the “Sample Job” title within the note.