Options:
{{{
[Link]
[[Link]]
[Link|Text]
[Text|Link]
[[Link|Text]]
[[Text|Link]]
http://example.com/
}}}

Almost all wikis use square brackets ({{{[[]]}}}) to make links. Using double square brackets allows single square brackets to be used freely without worry of turning them into links.

Using the same markup for both internal and external links makes it easier to learn and remember.

{{{[[Link|Description]]}}} was chosen since most wikis put the link before the text and this is also a precedence of HTML.

Raw URLs included in text are distinctive enough to be detected easily. Making them into links saves the users some hassle.

== Links in wiki engines

[{PieChartPlugin title='Links in wiki engines'

single square brackets (26), 26
double square brackets (23), 23
curly/square brackets and quote (2), 2
}]

(26) {{{ [link] }}} - Clearspace, Confluence, ErfurtWiki, Giki, JSPWiki, KWikiKWiki, Midgard Wiki, Netcipia, nexdo, PBwiki, PhpWiki, ProjectForum, ProntoWiki, ProWiki, ScrewTurn Wiki, SeedWiki, SnipSnap, Socialtext, TracWiki, Wala Wiki, Wiclear, Wikepage, wxWikiServer, XWiki, Zwiki

(23) {{{ [[link]] }}} - DokuWiki, EditMe, GeboGebo, IkeWiki, JAMWiki, MediaWiki, miniWiki, Oddmuse, OpenWikiNG, PmWiki, PukiWiki, Qwik, ScrewTurn Wiki, SeedWiki, StikiPad, TiddlyWiki, TWiki, VQWiki, WikiDoc, Wikispaces, WikkaWiki, WikyBlog, Zwiki

(2) {{{ ["link"] }}} - MoinMoin, MoniWiki

== Links with descriptions in wiki engines

[{PieChartPlugin title='Links with descriptions in wiki engines'

link first (18), 18
description first (9), 9
}]

(18) Link first - DokuWiki, ErfurtWiki, GeboGebo, IkeWiki, JAMWiki, MediaWiki, Midgard Wiki, miniWiki, PmWiki, Qwik, ScrewTurn Wiki, TracWiki, TWiki, WikiDoc, Wikispaces, WikkaWiki, WikyBlog, wxWikiServer

(9) Description first - Confluence, Giki, JSPWiki, Netcipia, PhpWiki, PmWiki, PodWiki, PukiWiki, XWiki, [[http://instiki.org/ | Instiki]] (Textile), ...