Links Created in Word .docx
When Linking add-in (Word) links are created in Microsoft ® Word documents with the .docx extension, Word changes some characters to URL encoding sequences, such as "%20" for a space character, in the format string of Linking add-in (Word) links. Linking add-in (Word) accounts for these encoding sequences and replaces the changes imposed by Word by reinstating the characters that Word changed.
As a result of this functionality, you cannot intentionally include the following encoding sequences in the text of your links as they will be replaced by the corresponding character in the table.
| Encoding sequence | Replacement character |
|---|---|
| %20 | space |
| %5E | ^ |
| %26 | & |
| %60 | ` |
| %7B | { |
| %7D | } |
| %7C | | |
| %5D | ] |
| %5B | [ |
| %22 | " |
| %3C | < |
| %3E | > |
| %5C | \ |