# Use absolute links for images

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-absolute-links-for-images/177618>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [January 28, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-absolute-links-for-images/177618 "2021-01-28T23:40:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-absolute-links-for-images/177618/2 "2021-01-28T23:47:15Z")

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> [@nottrobin](#):
>
> If you upload an image to Discourse through the ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/3/334422a7f2abc1e7463a3450ae1834748b842da7.png) button, the URL used in the HTML for the topic is relative.

Is it?

Your post shows as:

```html
<p dir="ltr">
  If you upload an image to Discourse through the
  <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/3/334422a7f2abc1e7463a3450ae1834748b842da7.png" alt="image" data-base62-sha1="7jwktUgPUE9mp7Jb4gYTYH5wDYj" width="36" height="34"> 
  button, the URL used in the HTML for the topic is relative.
</p>

```

which looks absolute for me.

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