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A self link is the use of a link code with the page itself as target. It does not produce an actual link, but a non-clickable bold text (the "self-link format"). However, with the preference setting "Link underlining", this text is underlined. This can be suppressed putting the following in your relevant personal css page:
.mw-selflink { text-decoration: none !important; }
Live examples (hence depending on your settings):
[[Help:Self link]]→ Help:Self link[[Help:Self link]]s→ Help:Self links[[Help:Self link|piped self link]]→ piped self link
Self links are usually undesirable, except for:
- Within navigation templates, where the self-link-produced boldface helps locate the article within the template
- Self-links to a section, such as this link, which links to the section below.