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Only Digital Services staff can create short URLs. You can request a short URL for your page.

URLs, also called your web addresses, tell your web browser where to find your web page.

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We use redirects for short URLs to help users navigate between mediums, like from a poster to a webpage, or a website mentioned in a speech. Redirects let users type in the short URL, but then show the full URL as the page is loaded. 

All URLs on SF.gov are built to be as short and clear as possible, so you should only need a further-shortened URL in unusual cases.  

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