Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU General Public License. | 538 | — | 0 | 19267 | 19254 99.9% |
| GNU/GPL-Lizenz | 471 | — | 0 | 11253 | 11252 100% |
| GPL | 418 | — | 0 | 15680 | 15644 99.8% |
| GNU General Public License | 362 | — | 0 | 3312 | 3087 93.2% |
| GNU LGPLv3 | 252 | — | 0 | 1152 | 1151 99.9% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ | 229 | — | 0 | 592 | 288 48.6% |
| GFDL | 221 | — | 0 | 1683 | 1096 65.1% |
| GNU GPL | 176 | — | 0 | 693 | 656 94.7% |
| GPLv3 | 139 | — | 0 | 5751 | 5720 99.5% |
| GNU | 138 | — | 0 | 5093 | 5043 99% |
| Emacs | 123 | — | 0 | 837 | 804 96.1% |
| GNU General Public | 108 | — | 0 | 3285 | 3277 99.8% |
| Learn more | 107 | — | 0 | 264 | 264 100% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/ | 98 | — | 0 | 327 | 247 75.5% |
| GNU Free Documentation License | 98 | — | 0 | 2406 | 2107 87.6% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html | 87 | — | 0 | 138 | 19 13.8% |
| General Public License | 82 | — | 0 | 1295 | 1281 98.9% |
| GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 | 76 | — | 0 | 4892 | 3722 76.1% |
| Free Software Foundation (FSF) | 75 | — | 0 | 157 | 157 100% |
| GNU's Not Unix | 67 | — | 0 | 206 | 206 100% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html | 65 | — | 0 | 85 | 26 30.6% |
| GNU Powszechnej Licencji Publicznej. | 65 | — | 0 | 3091 | 3091 100% |
| Mailman | 63 | — | 0 | 247 | 247 100% |
| License URI | 58 | — | 0 | 67 | 0 0% |
| 57 | — | 0 | 670 | 660 98.5% | |
| GNU/GPL License. | 55 | — | 0 | 2341 | 2341 100% |
| Bash | 54 | — | 0 | 68 | 55 80.9% |
| LGPL | 53 | — | 0 | 3104 | 3093 99.6% |
| wget | 53 | — | 0 | 79 | 71 89.9% |
| http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html | 52 | — | 0 | 136 | 109 80.1% |
| licenza GNU/GPL. | 51 | — | 0 | 2998 | 2998 100% |
| GNU-Lizenz für freie Dokumentation | 51 | — | 0 | 662 | 653 98.6% |
| gettext | 48 | — | 0 | 56 | 17 30.4% |
| free software | 45 | — | 0 | 444 | 440 99.1% |
| GNU Free Documentation License 1.3 | 44 | — | 0 | 1608 | 1269 78.9% |
| GNU AGPL | 39 | — | 0 | 110 | 110 100% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html | 39 | — | 0 | 100 | 70 70% |
| http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html | 38 | — | 0 | 221 | 194 87.8% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html | 38 | — | 0 | 68 | 54 79.4% |
| GNU Emacs | 38 | — | 0 | 59 | 52 88.1% |
| GPLv2 or later | 37 | — | 0 | 41 | 7 17.1% |
| here | 36 | — | 0 | 41 | 28 68.3% |
| GPLv2 | 36 | — | 0 | 113 | 96 85% |
| emacs | 36 | — | 0 | 54 | 48 88.9% |
| GNU Lesser General Public License | 36 | — | 0 | 153 | 82 53.6% |
| Octave | 33 | — | 0 | 49 | 46 93.9% |
| Delivered by Mailmanversion 2.1.29 | 32 | — | 0 | 78 | 78 100% |
| GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3.0 | 32 | — | 0 | 1465 | 1465 100% |
| GNU Project | 31 | — | 0 | 48 | 47 97.9% |
| GFDL 1.2 | 30 | — | 0 | 79 | 68 86.1% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to gnu.org?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to gnu.org, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe gnu.org.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does gnu.org have?
The anchor text report for gnu.org displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.