# Support markdown shortcut syntax for email addresses

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/support-markdown-shortcut-syntax-for-email-addresses/2635>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** writeas\
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-markdown-shortcut-syntax-for-email-addresses/2635 "2021-03-22T23:51:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tobenschmidt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/tobenschmidt/32/1593_2.png) [@tobenschmidt](https://discuss.write.as/u/tobenschmidt)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-markdown-shortcut-syntax-for-email-addresses/2635/1 "2021-03-22T23:51:15Z")

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Usually markdown supports a shortcut syntax with angle brackets for email addresses:

```
<info@example.org>

```

On write.as this does not work. The email address and the angle brackets are completely removed from the rendered text if the post is published.

Rendering of an email address as a link can be achieved in one of the two following ways:

```
<mailto:info@example.org>
[info@example.org](mailto:info@example.org)
```

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**Author:** ![lucatambe](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/lucatambe/32/1012_2.png) [@lucatambe](https://discuss.write.as/u/lucatambe)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/support-markdown-shortcut-syntax-for-email-addresses/2635/2 "2021-03-23T09:03:56Z")

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It works very well.  
Is it possible with the same method to create a connection to a telephone number?