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Help:Self link

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A self link is a wikilink which targets the page where it is placed. To avoid any confusion, a self-link is not clickable: the text is only bolded (but still represented as a ‎<a>...‎</a> tag[1]). If the preference to underline links is set, self links are still underlined, unless this is explicitly disabled by the following CSS:

 .mw-selflink { text-decoration: none !important; }

Examples:

Utility

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In templates transcluded on several pages (typically navigational templates), a link can usefully become a self link when the template is transcluded on the link target page. This avoids the reader believing they will see another page when clicking on it.

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Some kinds of self links are clickable, because they are not a simple internal link with direct target.

Full URL

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If you use external link syntax, providing the full URL of the page, the link is always clickable.

E.g. [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Self_link abc] gives abc

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If you link to a page which redirects to the current page, the link remains clickable and not bolded.

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If the target contains a fragment, even if the link targets the current section, it remains clickable and not bolded.

E.g. [[Help:Self link#Link to a local section]] gives Help:Self link#Link to a local section.

References

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