Template:Plain link

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This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the External icon follow the link. This can be used, for example, when internal or interwiki links appear as external links.

Caution
When you link to a Wikipedia or other Wikimedia project URL, omit the preceeding "http:", or "https:", so that the URL begins with "//". This allows users to use the protocol they're using currently.

Examples

 * gives
 * gives
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Note that if your url or link title contains an equals sign  you must use named parameters: