# Is there a way to create a link to a position in a post?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-a-position-in-a-post/37128
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [25.Декабрь.2015 07:28:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-a-position-in-a-post/37128 "2015-12-25T07:28:40Z")
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### Author: ![Drew\_Warwick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/drew_warwick/32/80591_2.png) [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)
#### Post date: [25.Декабрь.2015 07:28:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-a-position-in-a-post/37128/1 "2015-12-25T07:28:40Z")

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Imagine I’m making a _really_ in-depth, long how-to with multiple sections. Is there a way to create a table of contents at the top that contains links that jump to different parts of the post to allow it to be easily navigated? Sort of like how pages on wikipedia are set up.

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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [25.Декабрь.2015 08:05:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-a-position-in-a-post/37128/2 "2015-12-25T08:05:11Z")

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There is a specification for this, which has not been implemented yet:

> [@Spec: Table of Contents](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spec-table-of-contents/32248):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Is there markdown for creating a table of contents in a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-markdown-for-creating-a-table-of-contents-in-a-topic/15918/10): Ok, I’d really like to see this happen, so here’s my attempt at making a spec for it. This feature allows the automatic creation of a table of contents for any post (although it’s best suited to Wiki posts). Details To invoke the feature, add the [contents] markup to a post. After cooking the markdown, the code scans the post below the [contents] markup and adds an anchor before each Header elem…

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [25.Декабрь.2015 08:41:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-link-to-a-position-in-a-post/37128/3 "2015-12-25T08:41:57Z")

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