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# `MD042` - No empty links
Tags: `links`
Aliases: `no-empty-links`
This rule is triggered when an empty link is encountered:
```markdown
[an empty link]()
```
To fix the violation, provide a destination for the link:
```markdown
[a valid link](https://example.com/)
```
Empty fragments will trigger this rule:
```markdown
[an empty fragment](#)
[an empty link definition][empty]
[empty]: #
```
But non-empty fragments will not:
```markdown
[a valid fragment](#fragment)
```
Empty link definitions
Rationale: Empty links do not lead anywhere and therefore don't function as
links.