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Linking with [[Hyperlink|hyperlinks]] is an important feature of Wikipedia. Internal links (or "wikilinks") bind the project together into an interconnected whole. Links provide instant pathways to locations within the project that are likely to increase our readers' understanding of the topic at hand. You learned how to add them during the Editing section of this tutorial.
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To determine how many internal links to include in an article, ask yourself, "Would a reader of this subject be interested in that other article? Does it help explain a concept that is only briefly described in this article, or that may be unfamiliar to a reader?". Typically, the first instance (but not subsequent instances) of an important word should be linked to the relevant article on that topic. Take care not to include [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#Overlinking|too many links]], which detracts from readability.
#'''Consistency.''' Keep style and formatting consistent within an article (unless explicitly excepted).
#'''Stability.''' Don't change an article from one guideline-defined style to another without a very good reason.
External links (to websites other than Wikipedia) can be added in the "External links" section, along with a short description. These should be included only if they are highly relevant or provide more detail than the article has space for. Websites used as references to support the article's content should instead be put in the "References" section.
Below is a list of some main pages which make up the Wikipedia Manual of Style. For a comprehensive descriptive directory of all the pages which make up the Wikipedia Manual of Style, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents|Manual of Style contents]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Accessibility]]
*[[Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/3|Introduction to linking (Wiki markup)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Article message boxes|Article message boxes]]
*[[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/3|Introduction to linking (VisualEditor)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies|Biographies]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages|Disambiguation pagesLinking]] (more detailed guidance)
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|Infoboxes]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Linking]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid|Self-references]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch|Words to watch]]
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;Formatting
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters|Capitalization]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Dates and numbers]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation|Pronunciation]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Proper names|Proper names]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Spelling|Spelling]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting|Text formatting]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles|Titles]]
;Images
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions|Captions]]
* [[WP:Galleries|Galleries]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons|Icons]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|Images]]
;Layout
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout|Layout]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|Lead section]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables|Tables]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trivia sections|Trivia sections]]
;Lists
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Embedded lists|Embedded lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists|Lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works|Lists of works]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Road junction lists|Road junctions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Stand-alone lists|Stand-alone lists]]
;Legal
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Legal|Legal]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trademarks|Trademarks]]
;Arts
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Anime- and manga-related articles|Anime & Manga]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Comics|Comics]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film|Film]]
* [[Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry|Lyrics and Poetry]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels|Novels]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television|Television]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Visual arts|Visual arts]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction|Writing about fiction]]
;Music
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music|Music]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music samples|Music samples]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Record charts|Record charts]]
;Regional
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Canada-related articles|Canada]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/China-related articles|China]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/France & French-related|France]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hawaii-related articles|Hawaii]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/India-related articles|India]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Ireland-related articles|Ireland]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Japan-related articles|Japan]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Korea-related articles|Korea]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Philippine-related articles|Philippines]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Poland-related articles|Poland]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Singapore-related articles|Singapore]]
* [[Wikipedia:Trinidad and Tobago Wikipedians' notice board/Style guide|Trinidad and Tobago]]
;Religion
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Islam-related articles|Islam]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Latter Day Saints|Latter Day Saints]]
;Science
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry|Chemistry]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Command-line examples|Computer commands]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Mathematics|Mathematics]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles|Medicine]]
* [[Template:Taxobox/doc|Taxonomy]]
;Sports
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Cue sports|Cue sports]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Snooker|Snooker]]
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