Markdown Anchor Link Generator

When to use?

Use it to make a link that jumps to a specific section, or to quickly check which anchor ID a heading text converts to.

How to use

• Enter the heading text to turn into an anchor.
• The GitHub-style anchor link appears instantly.
• Copy the link to use in your document.

Input Explanation

Enter one heading text to link. You do not need to include the Markdown # symbol.

Calculation Basis

It lowercases the text, replaces spaces with hyphens (-), removes special characters (except letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores), and assembles it as #anchor-id.

Usage Examples

• Direct section links - Generate an anchor link that jumps to a specific heading.
• Check anchor IDs - Quickly see which heading converts to which anchor.
• Write TOC links - Make anchors per heading to build TOC links manually.

Examples

• "Getting Started" → #getting-started
• "Installation (v2.0)" → #installation-v20

Cautions

• The base rule is GitHub style; rules can differ slightly per platform.
• For duplicate headings, GitHub appends -1, -2 to distinguish them.

Guides

Generating URI-safe anchors

Anchors appear directly in the address bar, so unsafe characters like exclamation marks and commas are dropped and spaces become hyphens, producing clean anchors that never turn into escaped percent sequences.

Avoiding duplicate-anchor collisions

If the same heading appears several times, browsers jump only to the first anchor. Append an index suffix (-1, -2) to later occurrences so every anchor stays unique.

FAQ

Are anchors generated for non-Latin headings?

Yes, non-Latin characters are kept and only spaces are replaced with hyphens.

Is it compatible with GitLab or Notion?

The base rule is GitHub style; rules can differ slightly per platform.

How is the anchor made?

It follows GitHub rules: lowercase the heading, replace spaces with hyphens, and remove some special characters.

What about duplicate headings?

Like GitHub, append numbers such as -1, -2 from the second occurrence to distinguish them.

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