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PLEASE NOTE THESE DO NOT WORK ON THE CURRENT FORMAT OF DA ECLIPSE

I am using deviant arts own help topic found here help.deviantart.com/81/ . I will be expanding upon what they have with examples, to make it easier to understand. Just so you know I am using their outline and explanation, if you would like to know which parts were mine and which are theirs just go to the site above



How can I create links to other deviants, deviations, or websites?There are a few formats you can use, either a link of the users name, displaying the members avatar, or by linking with a personal description. 



Avatar linking
:iconusername: will display the member's or group's avatar as a link to their page. Remember, however, that the limit for posting blocks of avatars is sixty four per post, and this will not work in signatures.



This seems easy enough, here I will use my own name. :iconamarantheans: will give you  



Username linking
:devusername: -or- @username will give you the member's or group's name as a link.



Now if you just want to link the name of the other deviant this will help you out. Basicly it will make a clickable link so that anyone who wants to go directly there can just click on it, and if they have notifications enabled, the deviant that you link with get a message saying that their name was linked.
Both of these will make the same result as you will see...
:devamarantheans:  gives you Amarantheans
@amarantheans gives you Amarantheans  



Text linking
There are HTML tags which can be used to add a link to something everywhere on deviantART. The standard link will show the first part of the URL truncated by an ellipsis (http://deviantart.com/devia…). This is achieved by simply pasting a URL to the page, For example, view one of your images, copy the address down and then just paste it wherever.

The second method is to use HREF tags (which will NOT work in the shout box) to give your link a name, for example, copy the address to the image down, and then use this format: Name of Image



The first part here is self explanatory, so I will go into more depth on the second part. I will use my own image for an example. I will link you to my most favorited deviation... DA Trophy  and you will get this:  DA Trophy



Image linking
This will work with images that are on DA and on other sites as well.
To link images in your journal please follow the code here, and replace the URL Address and Image URL Address with the proper information: Name of Image



First let's link the picture of the DA Trophy in the example above:





Now to link and image that is off site that cannot be linked with a :thumb: code:
smiles





Before we go on I will explain the difference between the URL address and the Image URL address.
You get the URL Address from the web address bar at the top of your browser, when you are on the deviation you would like to use. (If you are off dA trying to use an item you will need to right click and select "copy address".)
You get the Image URL address when you right click on the image itself and scroll down to "copy image address" and select it.





Deviation linking
To link to images found on deviantART in your journal please visit the deviation page and in the sidebar to the right under the "share" or "details" header please copy the code that starts with ":thumb:". Once you have copied that :thumb: code you can paste it in to your journal and it will automatically generate a thumbnail image for that deviation when the journal is displayed on site.



This is quite simple again lets use my trophy icon:  :thumb519333483:  looks like:

Also if you would like for the image to be larger than the usual thumb try this:
:bigthumb603858821:
Regular :thumb:

Bigger :bigthumb:

(heads up this only works in the comments section if you are a core member or have a premium membership, for those of us before core.)Now thumb codes work for everyone! Thumbnails in Comments Now Available to Everyone

Note:  Regrettably, though it is allowed for you to use thumb codes and such in the comments and on your journals it is unfortunate that it is a core exclusive when it comes to adding them to a deviation description  You can always make a complaint to the help desk to hopefully get DA to amend its ways. Here is the link: help.deviantart.com/contact/?t…



Media embedding
To embed a media widget please use the following code:  profile="video type"id="ID of the video"/>
For example:

  • dA Film:
  • YouTube:
  • Vimeo:
  • Soundcloud:  (Note: That ID is the number after /tracks/ in Soundcloud's own embed code)




This will work in your journals, comments, and widget boxes.
and the first one: 
Looks like this:




Pop up descriptions (tooltips)

You can also add popup descriptions with a dotted underline to your links by using the < acronym>< /acronym> tag, and close using the  tag, the format for this is the following. 

< acronym title="popup text">< a href="link Url">link description< /a>< /acronym>

So the following command;

deviantART FAQ 
would result in the link, deviantART FAQ



If however you wish to use this code without a dotted underline then you need to use the following code below.

deviantART FAQ
which would create the link, deviantART FAQ



Ok lets try this one out with a link to my current contest...What this will cause is a small pop up to, pop up when you put your mouse on the link: in my case it will say "Come Join In On The Collaborative Fun!"
< acronym title="Come Join In On The Collaborative Fun!">< a href="amarantheans. deviantart.com/journal/Awareness-of-the-Arts-Into-The-Stars- 591369580">Awareness of The Arts Contest< /a>< /acronym>

Awareness of The Arts Contest


And for the no line:
< a title="Come Join In On The Collaborative Fun!" href="amarantheans .deviantart.com/journal/Awareness-of-the-Arts-Into-The-Stars- 591369580">Awareness of the Arts Contest< /a>

Awareness of the Arts Contest


(This last part is really not wanting to work in the journal format it keeps rewriting itself, so I had to add spaces throughout the example text, if you would like to copy and paste it from the original article see help.deviantart.com/81/ )




I hope this helps!

Anita/Amarantheans



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Comments: 335

Copanel-CP In reply to ??? [2017-07-05 14:55:35 +0000 UTC]

This journal looks helpful, but I don't really know how to show the images of deviations (or thumbnails) on a gallery description. I tried several times and it doesn't work (sometimes I ended in creating a text link, but I didn't need that) Also I don't know how to show thumbnails of some deviations inside a deviation description.

I have a link with an example of what I'm trying to do:  (you have to access the link so see what I mean - this deviant-user somehow managed to show the thumbnails of her deviations with the beans).

I hope you have some answers to help me.

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Amarantheans In reply to Copanel-CP [2017-07-05 22:47:46 +0000 UTC]

Regrettably, though it is allowed for you to use thumb codes and such in the comments and on your journals it is unfortunate that it is a core exclusive when it comes to adding them to a deviation description You can always make a complaint to the help desk to hopefully get DA to amend its ways. Here is the link: help.deviantart.com/contact/?t…

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Copanel-CP In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-06 09:47:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, OK, thank you for informing me... Maybe it will get free someday in the future...
I prefer to remain a free member, though.

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Amarantheans In reply to Copanel-CP [2017-07-06 22:01:37 +0000 UTC]

Don't blame you

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Copanel-CP In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-07 08:22:43 +0000 UTC]

It's all right.

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linjason920523 In reply to ??? [2017-07-05 04:26:25 +0000 UTC]

but mine doesn't work :linjason920523:

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Amarantheans In reply to linjason920523 [2017-07-05 09:12:35 +0000 UTC]

you have to put "icon" before your name... :iconlinjason920523: and it will look like

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linjason920523 In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-05 11:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Amarantheans In reply to linjason920523 [2017-07-05 11:30:52 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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bluwish In reply to ??? [2017-07-04 13:44:32 +0000 UTC]

How do I link it when her username has a "-" in it?

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Amarantheans In reply to bluwish [2017-07-04 17:04:23 +0000 UTC]

What is the user name?

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bluwish In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-05 05:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Stars-full-of-hope

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Amarantheans In reply to bluwish [2017-07-05 09:14:34 +0000 UTC]

:iconstars-full-of-hope: will look like this You just have to use "icon" before the name.

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MrDessin In reply to Amarantheans [2017-09-11 06:57:23 +0000 UTC]

I've tried everything but apparently not working for my own icon T-T
:iconmr-dessin: :iconmr-dessin: :iconmr_dessin:

Help please !
Thanks in advance !

Sorry for the inconvenience then !!!

Welp...working on here but not on my page T-T

Under the deviation, in the explanations.

Hope you can help me :/
Thanks

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Amarantheans In reply to MrDessin [2017-09-13 18:46:03 +0000 UTC]

Regrettably, though it is allowed for you to use thumb codes and such in the comments and on your journals it is unfortunate that it is a core exclusive when it comes to adding them to a deviation description  You can always make a complaint to the help desk to hopefully get DA to amend its ways. Here is the link: help.deviantart.com/contact/?t…

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MrDessin In reply to Amarantheans [2017-09-13 18:53:33 +0000 UTC]

Ok then...even though that this is really weird ^^'

Anyways thanks for the clear answer about it !

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Amarantheans In reply to MrDessin [2017-09-13 22:02:20 +0000 UTC]

They just recently started to allow non-core to use them in comments

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MrDessin In reply to Amarantheans [2017-09-14 17:09:12 +0000 UTC]

What's also weird is that my friend (which is non-core too), I can put her icon on my own deviation description...that is wow haha

And thanks for all your responses !

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Amarantheans In reply to MrDessin [2017-09-16 03:58:55 +0000 UTC]

for you own personal icon just type :iconmrdessin: you just cant post thumbnails of works, only links.

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MrDessin In reply to Amarantheans [2017-09-16 09:18:31 +0000 UTC]

Yes but like you already told me (and I tried sure) it's not working on my own deviation description; my own icon :/
BUT my friend's icon (whom's a non-core too), it's working...

And yes, links only works otherwise, how sad...

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Amarantheans In reply to MrDessin [2017-09-21 10:36:12 +0000 UTC]

*sigh

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bluwish In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-05 12:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Ahh thank you :>

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Amarantheans In reply to bluwish [2017-07-06 09:36:36 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome.

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Stars-full-of-hope In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-05 12:46:37 +0000 UTC]

I was so confused when I got a notification from this page lol 

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Amarantheans In reply to Stars-full-of-hope [2017-07-06 09:36:54 +0000 UTC]

you were an experiment

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Stars-full-of-hope In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-06 13:07:30 +0000 UTC]

*cue the spooky music and thunder*

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Amarantheans In reply to Stars-full-of-hope [2017-07-06 22:01:11 +0000 UTC]

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BetelgeuseArt In reply to ??? [2017-07-03 16:20:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for posting this!
But I still can't place thumb of deviation in the description of my other deviation
Could you help me?

I tried your codes but they only work with your cute penguin icon and not with deviation thumbs((
Is it only for core members or what?

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Amarantheans In reply to BetelgeuseArt [2017-07-04 01:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Ah... non core are able to use thumb codes in their comments and journals... da has yet to enable them in your deviation description as far as I know. Sorry

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BetelgeuseArt In reply to Amarantheans [2017-07-04 18:24:17 +0000 UTC]

Mmm, I see... Thank you nevertheless!

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Amarantheans In reply to BetelgeuseArt [2017-07-05 09:15:14 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome let me know if you need anything else

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RJGimps In reply to ??? [2017-06-22 23:55:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! For this helpful in image linking I could make my own Profile Picture Design as well for self-promotion/

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Amarantheans In reply to RJGimps [2017-06-24 00:02:05 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome I am so glad that I could be of help

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RJGimps In reply to Amarantheans [2017-06-24 00:25:49 +0000 UTC]



If you want, check of my experimet journal here:
CHECK THIS OUT!!! XD

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WreckitAriel In reply to ??? [2017-05-04 13:46:53 +0000 UTC]

How do you link your own deviations in descriptions?? 
I tried twice and I still don't know how.

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Amarantheans In reply to WreckitAriel [2017-05-04 15:53:12 +0000 UTC]

See the section on Image Linking, I am not sure if not members can link thumb codes in their descriptions but you may be able to use the format from that section. If you have tried that, give the thumb code a shot.

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WreckitAriel In reply to Amarantheans [2017-05-05 02:37:05 +0000 UTC]

I had pasted thumb codes in the description and it didn't work...

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Amarantheans In reply to WreckitAriel [2017-05-05 17:47:52 +0000 UTC]

Did you try? 

Name of Image

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WreckitAriel In reply to Amarantheans [2017-05-06 01:43:24 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I'll try the image this time. 

*Few moments later*
Shoot. Still failed
Could you go over and take a look?
Frozen sisters: Coronation Day

PS the link above was made by pasting the website, but I cannot do it the same on my description.

PSS I had finally successfully made the links, but only by copying the websites into the comments, copying the link and send it into the description. But is there a faster way, and this cannot be done with pictures...

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WreckitAriel In reply to Amarantheans [2017-05-07 15:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I'll try the links later, as I'm a bit busy at the moment.

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JammerAnimated In reply to ??? [2017-04-07 02:23:15 +0000 UTC]

is copy pasting the :thumb: for deviation linking since I've tried it but it isnt working :3

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Amarantheans In reply to JammerAnimated [2017-04-07 16:04:59 +0000 UTC]

If you are trying to use it in dialog or in a journal? You can use them in a journal (or in you deviations description) but they can only be used in dialogue (like we are doing now) if you are a core member.

If you would like to link back to another deviation you will have to link the entire web page. You can however code it to a word but you will not be able to do it to an image. (In the example below I coded the web page to the phrase DA Trophy, you can make the phrase whatever you like.)

DA Trophy

and you would get this result...
DA Trophy

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JammerAnimated In reply to Amarantheans [2017-04-08 05:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot it helps :3

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Amarantheans In reply to JammerAnimated [2017-04-11 13:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Happy to help, let me know if you need to know anything else.

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Tristariaa In reply to ??? [2017-02-15 20:23:24 +0000 UTC]

I didn't understand how to put images of deviations :/

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Amarantheans In reply to Tristariaa [2017-02-18 16:04:52 +0000 UTC]

Well I hope you do now

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Tristariaa In reply to Amarantheans [2017-02-18 17:55:59 +0000 UTC]

I mean I didn't understand it Even tho I read this

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Amarantheans In reply to Tristariaa [2017-03-14 23:21:54 +0000 UTC]

where do you seem to find the problem?

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Tristariaa In reply to Amarantheans [2017-03-15 16:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Nvm, I got it

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