diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ulid() // 01ARZ3NDEKTSV4RRFFQ69G5FAV
 - 1.21e+24 unique ULIDs per millisecond
 - Lexicographically sortable!
 - Canonically encoded as a 26 character string, as opposed to the 36 character UUID
-- Uses Crockford's base32 for better efficiency and readability (5 bits per character)
+- Uses [Crockford's Base 32](https://www.crockford.com/base32.html) encoding scheme for better efficiency and readability (5 bits per character)
 - Case insensitive
 - No special characters (URL safe)
 - Monotonic sort order (correctly detects and handles the same millisecond)