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@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ about writing one, please start reading at :pep:`1`. Note that the PEP Index
 (:pep:`0`) is automatically generated based on the metadata headers in other PEPs.
 
 
+Canonical links
+===============
+
+The canonical form of PEP links are zero-padded, such as
+``https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/``
+
+Shortcut redirects are also available.
+For example, ``https://peps.python.org/8`` redirects to the canonical link.
+
+
 Contributing to PEPs
 ====================