Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU General Public License. | 1216 | — | 0 | 45026 | 44991 99.9% |
| GNU/GPL-Lizenz | 1012 | — | 0 | 27781 | 27780 100% |
| GPL | 904 | — | 0 | 37864 | 37613 99.3% |
| GNU General Public License | 765 | — | 0 | 7323 | 6849 93.5% |
| GNU LGPLv3 | 464 | — | 0 | 2648 | 2647 100% |
| GFDL | 417 | — | 0 | 3571 | 2366 66.3% |
| GNU GPL | 392 | — | 0 | 1381 | 1305 94.5% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ | 377 | — | 0 | 1806 | 980 54.3% |
| GNU | 302 | — | 0 | 11878 | 11796 99.3% |
| Emacs | 281 | — | 0 | 1755 | 1675 95.4% |
| GPLv3 | 274 | — | 0 | 14235 | 14033 98.6% |
| GNU General Public | 233 | — | 0 | 7337 | 7329 99.9% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/ | 206 | — | 0 | 1054 | 868 82.4% |
| Learn more | 202 | — | 0 | 591 | 591 100% |
| GNU Free Documentation License | 175 | — | 0 | 6951 | 6038 86.9% |
| General Public License | 156 | — | 0 | 3354 | 3324 99.1% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html | 155 | — | 0 | 341 | 60 17.6% |
| licenza GNU/GPL. | 151 | — | 0 | 6966 | 6966 100% |
| Free Software Foundation (FSF) | 145 | — | 0 | 355 | 355 100% |
| GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 | 139 | — | 0 | 13453 | 10627 79% |
| GNU Powszechnej Licencji Publicznej. | 136 | — | 0 | 7287 | 7275 99.8% |
| 131 | — | 0 | 1649 | 1618 98.1% | |
| GNU's Not Unix | 127 | — | 0 | 728 | 728 100% |
| GNU/GPL License. | 117 | — | 0 | 4979 | 4979 100% |
| gettext | 113 | — | 0 | 144 | 46 31.9% |
| Mailman | 113 | — | 0 | 640 | 638 99.7% |
| GNU Free Documentation License 1.3 | 109 | — | 0 | 3812 | 2779 72.9% |
| Bash | 105 | — | 0 | 157 | 119 75.8% |
| License URI | 102 | — | 0 | 146 | 0 0% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html | 101 | — | 0 | 151 | 40 26.5% |
| wget | 98 | — | 0 | 176 | 162 92% |
| http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html | 97 | — | 0 | 171 | 137 80.1% |
| LGPL | 97 | — | 0 | 6837 | 6820 99.8% |
| GNU Emacs | 89 | — | 0 | 147 | 117 79.6% |
| here | 88 | — | 0 | 127 | 92 72.4% |
| GNU AGPL | 87 | — | 0 | 307 | 307 100% |
| free software | 82 | — | 0 | 898 | 887 98.8% |
| GPLv2 | 82 | — | 0 | 269 | 232 86.2% |
| http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html | 81 | — | 0 | 699 | 606 86.7% |
| GPLv2 or later | 79 | — | 0 | 126 | 32 25.4% |
| http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html | 77 | — | 0 | 297 | 223 75.1% |
| https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html | 76 | — | 0 | 240 | 175 72.9% |
| GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3.0 | 73 | — | 0 | 3113 | 3113 100% |
| Octave | 70 | — | 0 | 126 | 111 88.1% |
| GNU-Lizenz für freie Dokumentation | 69 | — | 0 | 1557 | 1528 98.1% |
| GFDL 1.2 | 68 | — | 0 | 172 | 148 86% |
| GNU Lesser General Public License | 66 | — | 0 | 345 | 202 58.6% |
| http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html | 65 | — | 0 | 361 | 335 92.8% |
| GNU/GPL | 65 | — | 0 | 1013 | 935 92.3% |
| GNU Make | 63 | — | 0 | 114 | 100 87.7% |
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.