diff --git a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/autolinked-references-and-urls.md b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/autolinked-references-and-urls.md
index 658fa51f1c..7898abc4e9 100644
--- a/content/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/autolinked-references-and-urls.md
+++ b/content/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/autolinked-references-and-urls.md
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ The URL of a label can be found by navigating to the labels page and clicking on
 ```md
 https://github.com/github/docs/labels/enhancement
 ```
+{% note %}
+
+**Note:** If the label name contains a period (`.`), the label will not automatically render from the label URL.
+
+{% endnote %}
 
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