# Markdown links not working without https://?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** composer
**Created:** [October 3, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591 "2025-10-03T02:26:49Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/markdown-links-not-working-without-https/384591/6 "2025-10-18T15:46:54Z")

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> [@one1](#):
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> Would you agree that one should not have to include the https:// in a markdown link?
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> I don’t see anything in the common mark standard that mentions it: [CommonMark Spec](https://spec.commonmark.org/0.31.2/#link-destination)

I don’t know? Honestly it has never bothered me before.

Are you aware of any other markdown system that does what you suggest?

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