HTML References

Using ord:// and sat:// URL protocol handlers to reference inscriptions.

/content - dynamic content resolution

HTML inscriptions can reference relative file paths to /content/<outpoint> to automatically have the content detected and returned as a file. How that resolution works is specified in OrdFS. Public gateways such as ordfs.network implement a compatible content path.

ord:// - On-Chain Inscription References

You can embed references to other inscriptions inside the on-chain HTML or markdown. You can address.

An ordinal number is the precise satoshi identifier.

Inscription ID is the transaction id, and output index of a specific inscription, formatted as: txid_vout

Original inscription by Ordinal Number

In a text/html inscription:

<img src="ord://ordinalNumber" />

In a text/markdown inscription:

[My Ordinal!]("ord://ordinalNumber")

Specific inscription by Inscription ID

In a text/html inscription:

<img src="ord://inscriptionID" />

In a text/markdown inscription:

[My Ordinal!]("ord://inscriptionID")

#latest - Dynamic Inscription References

Use the #latest fragment to return the latest inscription for a given ordinal number, or inscription ID.

Latest inscription by Ordinal Number

In a text/html inscription:

<img src="ord://ordinalNumber#latest" />

In a text/markdown inscription:

[My Ordinal!]("ord://ordinalNumber#latest")

Latest inscription by Inscription ID

In a text/html inscription:

<img src="ord://inscriptionID#latest" />

In a text/markdown inscription:

[My Ordinal!]("ord://inscriptionID#latest")

URL Resolution

URL	resolves to
ord://ordinalNumber	original inscription
ord://inscriptionID	specific inscription
ord://ordinalNumber#latest	latest inscription
ord://inscriptionID#latest	latest inscription