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Conventions

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We use a proposed hypertext indication system on our posts. Refer to this key to learn the significance of the symbols that accompany links, as they indicate the type and result of the link. These inactive links only help demonstrate the typographical convention.

Internal Link to a related post

Link↑
Up arrow indicates that you staying within this site.

Internal Link to posts with this tag

Tag
Left-Right arrows indicate that you are cross-referencing all posts labeled with this tag.

External Link

Link→
Right arrow indicates that you are leaving this site. The link underline and color suggests that you staying in this same browser window.

External Link in a new window

Link
Right arrow indicates that you are leaving this site, but the arrow symbol is not part of the link, to indicate you are launching a new browser instance.

Open an image

Link◊
A link with a diamond (lozenge) character, indicates that an image will open in the Lightbox image viewer when clicked.

Download a file

» Link
The double-caret arrow preceding the link, as well as the down arrow, both indicate that you will downloading an external asset that will either appear on your desktop according to your browser preferences, or be triggered by an external helper application, depending on your configuration.