# Underscores in a URL are being interpreted as Markdown, the link fails to work

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [2 november 2019 om 11:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438 "2019-11-02T11:46:46Z")
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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: [2 november 2019 om 11:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/underscores-in-a-url-are-being-interpreted-as-markdown-the-link-fails-to-work/132438/2 "2019-11-02T11:59:30Z")

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Dupe of [Links broken with (at least) two underscores in URL - #4 by codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-broken-with-at-least-two-underscores-in-url/72976/4)

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