# Linking to a specific post?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 5, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602 "2001-06-05T01:23:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602/1 "2001-06-05T01:23:34Z")

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What’s the code to link to a specific post in a thread?

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602/2 "2001-06-05T02:45:34Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=)_ **#post** _

Replace the above asterisks with the post id number of the post you’d like to link to. You can find the post id number by clicking on the quote icon at the bottom of the post you’d like to link to.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602/3 "2001-06-05T02:55:31Z")

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Here’s the link to my above post:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1356703#post1356703](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1356703#post1356703)

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-to-a-specific-post/67602/4 "2001-06-05T03:44:34Z")

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thanks, Cajun Man.