Backlinks
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personalpersonal/pkm
created
10.03.2026, 00:00
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sources
Backlinks - Obsidian Help
topics
Note Taking, Obsidian, Core Plugins
authors
Jakub
ai-assisted
Yes
- The Backlinks core plugin shows all notes that link to the currently open note, making it easy to navigate the graph in reverse.
# Panels
- Backlinks pane — sidebar panel listing every note that contains a
[[wikilink]]or[markdown link]pointing at the current file - Linked mentions — explicit links found in other notes
- Unlinked mentions — plain-text occurrences of the note title that are not yet linked; useful for discovering implicit connections and converting them to real links
# Outgoing Links
- A companion panel (Outgoing Links core plugin, enabled alongside Backlinks) shows all links originating from the current note, plus unresolved links that have no target file yet
# Relevance to This Vault
- Critical for a graph-centric approach: backlinks let you discover unexpected connections and keep the Graph View dense and meaningful
- Regularly checking unlinked mentions is a low-effort way to strengthen the link graph without rewriting notes