How do I make a link to a url using Markdown?

Question

OK, here is a url that I tried linking to in an answer on [this] page:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

If you click on the link, you will see that the link doesn't work as the closing bracket is omitted.

How am I supposed to do it?

Answer 1

I believe the solution is to put a '\' before the closing parenthesis.

So this:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

becomes this:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird\ ) (without the extra space)

However, SuperUser seems to support URLs with the closing parenthesis in them, so it shouldn't be a problem here.

Source

Answer 2

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

[1]: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_%28Thunderbird%29

Use URL Encoding opening bracket ( = %28 and closing bracket ) = %29

Source: URL Encoded Characters