Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU C compiler (GCC) | 62 | — | 0 | 62 | 62 100% |
| Delivered by Mailmanversion 2.1.29 | 62 | — | 0 | 255 | 255 100% |
| emacs | 61 | — | 0 | 91 | 81 89% |
| www.gnu.org | 60 | — | 0 | 79 | 54 68.4% |
| GPL v3 | 60 | — | 0 | 449 | 421 93.8% |
| screen | 58 | — | 0 | 92 | 83 90.2% |
| licenza GNU/GPL | 57 | — | 0 | 1409 | 1409 100% |
| GNU Affero GPL | 57 | — | 0 | 2329 | 2277 97.8% |
| GNU Project | 56 | — | 0 | 84 | 81 96.4% |
| bash | 54 | — | 0 | 264 | 243 92% |
| GNU/Linux | 54 | — | 0 | 583 | 573 98.3% |
| com.atlassian.image:atlassian-image-consumer:1.0.1:jar | 54 | — | 0 | 60 | 60 100% |
| LICENSE | 53 | — | 0 | 71 | 10 14.1% |
| GPL License | 51 | — | 0 | 60 | 13 21.7% |
| gnu.org | 51 | — | 0 | 483 | 454 94% |
| org.jclarion:image4j:0.7:jar | 51 | — | 0 | 51 | 51 100% |
| Free Software Foundation (FSF) | 51 | — | 0 | 62 | 62 100% |
| http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/ | 50 | — | 0 | 97 | 60 61.9% |
| GNU General Public License v2 | 50 | — | 0 | 74 | 57 77% |
| Free Software | 48 | — | 0 | 246 | 238 96.7% |
| License | 47 | — | 0 | 92 | 51 55.4% |
| make | 47 | — | 0 | 70 | 62 88.6% |
| GPL v2 | 46 | — | 0 | 265 | 259 97.7% |
| GPLv2 License | 45 | — | 0 | 51 | 1 2% |
| The GNU Project | 45 | — | 0 | 77 | 74 96.1% |
| GNU Free Documentation License 1.3 or later | 45 | — | 0 | 5547 | 4350 78.4% |
| GNU Affero General Public License | 45 | — | 0 | 527 | 519 98.5% |
| AGPLv3 | 45 | — | 0 | 305 | 301 98.7% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html | 43 | — | 0 | 53 | 9 17% |
| Free Software Foundation | 43 | — | 0 | 59 | 57 96.6% |
| GPL licence | 42 | — | 0 | 48 | 5 10.4% |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 | 41 | — | 0 | 3107 | 577 18.6% |
| net.sf.cssbox:jstyleparser:1.16-atlassian-1:jar | 40 | — | 0 | 40 | 40 100% |
| http://www.gnu.org | 40 | — | 0 | 51 | 31 60.8% |
| GNU Octave | 39 | — | 0 | 53 | 47 88.7% |
| License: GPL v3 | 38 | — | 0 | 144 | 47 32.6% |
| GNU ใบอนุญาตสาธารณะทั่วไป | 38 | — | 0 | 1111 | 1111 100% |
| GNU/GPL licentie. | 37 | — | 0 | 559 | 559 100% |
| copyleft | 37 | — | 0 | 51 | 49 96.1% |
| glibc | 37 | — | 0 | 210 | 208 99% |
| GDB | 37 | — | 0 | 285 | 281 98.6% |
| Make | 37 | — | 0 | 153 | 148 96.7% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html | 36 | — | 0 | 42 | 21 50% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt | 36 | — | 0 | 65 | 32 49.2% |
| GNU Public License | 36 | — | 0 | 68 | 64 94.1% |
| GNU General Public License (GPL) | 35 | — | 0 | 65 | 35 53.8% |
| GNU C Compiler (GCC) | 35 | — | 0 | 35 | 35 100% |
| sed | 34 | — | 0 | 44 | 35 79.5% |
| GNU General Public License version 2 | 34 | — | 0 | 37 | 13 35.1% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html | 33 | — | 0 | 43 | 8 18.6% |
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.