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The easiest way to find a knot/link is to type its name into the search box of the left sidebar and hit "Enter" or click "Go". Examples:

type in search box	get	full KnotTheory` notation	picture
8 17	the 17th 8-corssing knot in Rolfsen's table, $8_{17}$ or 8 17	`Knot[8, 17]`
k11a26	the 26th alternating 11-corssing knot in the Hoste-Thistlethwaite table, K11a26	`Knot[11, Alternating, 26]`

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-|the 17th 8-corssing knot in Rolfsen's table, [[8 17|<math>8_{17}</math>]]
+|the 17th 8-corssing knot in Rolfsen's table, <math>8_{17}</math> or [[8 17]]
 |<code>Knot[8, 17]</code>
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