# What is the status of meaning of angle brackets in link targets?

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**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** internal-links\
**Created:** [January 1, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/what-is-the-status-of-meaning-of-angle-brackets-in-link-targets/109497 "2026-01-01T13:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jesuslop](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jesuslop](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/jesuslop)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/what-is-the-status-of-meaning-of-angle-brackets-in-link-targets/109497/1 "2026-01-01T13:30:02Z")

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Hi, in links with target within angle brackets, such as this

```auto
[link_text](<target>)

```

Originally admitted spaces and funny characters, then in obsidian 1.6.3 that behaviour was changed to admit only url-encoded destinations, such as [http://a.com/hello%20world](http://a.com/hello%20world). I had to adapt my automations. As of today, I tried to use an angle-bracket target without url-encoding, just as is, and it work perfectly! Super! But I am afraid to have to readapt again my automations.

Can I assume, officially, that in the future angle-bracket link targets will work without url-encoding?

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/what-is-the-status-of-meaning-of-angle-brackets-in-link-targets/109497/2 "2026-01-01T16:54:07Z")

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The angle brackets on links are part of the CommonMark spec.

> **[CommonMark Spec](https://spec.commonmark.org/0.31.2/#link-destination)**

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/what-is-the-status-of-meaning-of-angle-brackets-in-link-targets/109497/3 "2026-01-29T16:54:17Z")

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Closed on January 29, 2026, 4:54pm UTC

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