Labels (Slide IDs)

A label is a name you attach to a slide so you can link to it from elsewhere in your deck. Think of it like an anchor: you mark a spot, then point to that spot from another slide.

Defining a label

To label a slide, add ::yourId at the end of its heading. The :: introduces the identifier:

## Conclusions ::conclusions

## Methodology ::method

The ID is invisible to your audience — it's purely a handle for linking. Choose short, memorable names like intro, results, or q-and-a.

Two colons to define, one bracket to use

It's easy to mix these up, so here's the rule:

• ::id — defines a label (two colons, no brackets), written on a heading.
• :[id] — references a label (one colon, in brackets), written in your content.

Linking to a label

Once a slide has an ID, you can jump to it from anywhere using :[id]:

See our :[conclusions] for the summary.

That renders as a clickable link that takes you straight to the "Conclusions" slide. You can also give the link custom text:

Jump to the :[conclusions, final takeaways].

Here the link reads "final takeaways" but still points at the conclusions slide.

Why use labels?

Labels make your deck feel like a connected document rather than a flat stack of slides. They're especially handy for:

• A table-of-contents slide that links to each section.
• "We'll come back to this" forward references.
• Pointing back to a key figure or definition from later slides.

Internal references are covered in more depth on the References page.