diff --git a/quartz/path.test.ts b/quartz/path.test.ts
index 480493ef..d86bca5f 100644
--- a/quartz/path.test.ts
+++ b/quartz/path.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import test, { describe } from "node:test"
 import * as path from "./path"
 import assert from "node:assert"
+import { CanonicalSlug, ServerSlug, TransformOptions } from "./path"
 
 describe("typeguards", () => {
   test("isClientSlug", () => {
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ describe("transforms", () => {
     )
   })
 
-  describe("slugifyFilePath", () => {
+  test("slugifyFilePath", () => {
     asserts(
       [
         ["content/index.md", "content/index"],
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ describe("transforms", () => {
     )
   })
 
-  describe("transformInternalLink", () => {
+  test("transformInternalLink", () => {
     asserts(
       [
         ["", "."],
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ describe("transforms", () => {
     )
   })
 
-  describe("pathToRoot", () => {
+  test("pathToRoot", () => {
     asserts(
       [
         ["", "."],
@@ -191,3 +192,101 @@ describe("transforms", () => {
     )
   })
 })
+
+describe("link strategies", () => {
+  const allSlugs = ["a/b/c", "a/b/d", "a/b/index", "e/f", "e/g/h", "index"] as ServerSlug[]
+
+  describe("absolute", () => {
+    const opts: TransformOptions = {
+      strategy: "absolute",
+      allSlugs,
+    }
+
+    test("from a/b/c", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b/c" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/d", opts), "../../../a/b/d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "../../../a/b")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "e/f", opts), "../../../e/f")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "e/g/h", opts), "../../../e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), "../../..")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index#abc", opts), "../../../#abc")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "tag/test", opts), "../../../tag/test")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/c#test", opts), "../../../a/b/c#test")
+    })
+
+    test("from a/b/index", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/d", opts), "../../a/b/d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b", opts), "../../a/b")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), "../..")
+    })
+
+    test("from index", () => {
+      const cur = "" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), ".")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/c", opts), "./a/b/c")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "./a/b")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("shortest", () => {
+    const opts: TransformOptions = {
+      strategy: "shortest",
+      allSlugs,
+    }
+
+    test("from a/b/c", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b/c" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "d", opts), "../../../a/b/d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "h", opts), "../../../e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "../../../a/b")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), "../../..")
+    })
+
+    test("from a/b/index", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "d", opts), "../../a/b/d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "h", opts), "../../e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "../../a/b")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), "../..")
+    })
+
+    test("from index", () => {
+      const cur = "" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "d", opts), "./a/b/d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "h", opts), "./e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "./a/b")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), ".")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("relative", () => {
+    const opts: TransformOptions = {
+      strategy: "relative",
+      allSlugs,
+    }
+
+    test("from a/b/c", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b/c" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "d", opts), "./d")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "index", opts), ".")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../index", opts), "../..")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../", opts), "../..")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../e/g/h", opts), "../../e/g/h")
+    })
+
+    test("from a/b/index", () => {
+      const cur = "a/b" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../index", opts), "../..")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../", opts), "../..")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "../../e/g/h", opts), "../../e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "c", opts), "./c")
+    })
+
+    test("from index", () => {
+      const cur = "" as CanonicalSlug
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "e/g/h", opts), "./e/g/h")
+      assert.strictEqual(path.transformLink(cur, "a/b/index", opts), "./a/b")
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/quartz/path.ts b/quartz/path.ts
index e410771a..e5bd0d6d 100644
--- a/quartz/path.ts
+++ b/quartz/path.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import { slug } from "github-slugger"
 //                                             └────────────┤ MD File ├─────┴─────────────────┘
 //                                                          └─────────┘
 
+export const QUARTZ = "quartz"
+
 /// Utility type to simulate nominal types in TypeScript
 type SlugLike<T> = string & { __brand: T }
 
@@ -194,7 +196,43 @@ export function getAllSegmentPrefixes(tags: string): string[] {
   return results
 }
 
-export const QUARTZ = "quartz"
+export interface TransformOptions {
+  strategy: "absolute" | "relative" | "shortest"
+  allSlugs: ServerSlug[]
+}
+
+export function transformLink(
+  src: CanonicalSlug,
+  target: string,
+  opts: TransformOptions,
+): RelativeURL {
+  let targetSlug: string = transformInternalLink(target)
+
+  if (opts.strategy === "relative") {
+    return _addRelativeToStart(targetSlug) as RelativeURL
+  } else {
+    targetSlug = _stripSlashes(targetSlug.slice(".".length))
+    let [targetCanonical, targetAnchor] = splitAnchor(targetSlug)
+
+    if (opts.strategy === "shortest") {
+      // if the file name is unique, then it's just the filename
+      const matchingFileNames = opts.allSlugs.filter((slug) => {
+        const parts = slug.split("/")
+        const fileName = parts.at(-1)
+        return targetCanonical === fileName
+      })
+
+      // only match, just use it
+      if (matchingFileNames.length === 1) {
+        const targetSlug = canonicalizeServer(matchingFileNames[0])
+        return (resolveRelative(src, targetSlug) + targetAnchor) as RelativeURL
+      }
+    }
+
+    // if it's not unique, then it's the absolute path from the vault root
+    return joinSegments(pathToRoot(src), targetSlug) as RelativeURL
+  }
+}
 
 function _canonicalize(fp: string): string {
   fp = _trimSuffix(fp, "index")
diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
index 5b15725a..10b527c9 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/links.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import { QuartzTransformerPlugin } from "../types"
 import {
   CanonicalSlug,
   RelativeURL,
+  TransformOptions,
   _stripSlashes,
   canonicalizeServer,
   joinSegments,
-  pathToRoot,
-  resolveRelative,
   splitAnchor,
-  transformInternalLink,
+  transformLink,
 } from "../../path"
 import path from "path"
 import { visit } from "unist-util-visit"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import isAbsoluteUrl from "is-absolute-url"
 
 interface Options {
   /** How to resolve Markdown paths */
-  markdownLinkResolution: "absolute" | "relative" | "shortest"
+  markdownLinkResolution: TransformOptions["strategy"]
   /** Strips folders from a link so that it looks nice */
   prettyLinks: boolean
 }
@@ -35,34 +34,13 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
         () => {
           return (tree, file) => {
             const curSlug = canonicalizeServer(file.data.slug!)
-            const transformLink = (target: string): RelativeURL => {
-              const targetSlug = _stripSlashes(transformInternalLink(target).slice(".".length))
-              let [targetCanonical, targetAnchor] = splitAnchor(targetSlug)
-              if (opts.markdownLinkResolution === "relative") {
-                return targetSlug as RelativeURL
-              } else if (opts.markdownLinkResolution === "shortest") {
-                // if the file name is unique, then it's just the filename
-                const matchingFileNames = ctx.allSlugs.filter((slug) => {
-                  const parts = slug.split(path.posix.sep)
-                  const fileName = parts.at(-1)
-                  return targetCanonical === fileName
-                })
+            const outgoing: Set<CanonicalSlug> = new Set()
 
-                // only match, just use it
-                if (matchingFileNames.length === 1) {
-                  const targetSlug = canonicalizeServer(matchingFileNames[0])
-                  return (resolveRelative(curSlug, targetSlug) + targetAnchor) as RelativeURL
-                }
-
-                // if it's not unique, then it's the absolute path from the vault root
-                // (fall-through case)
-              }
-
-              // treat as absolute
-              return joinSegments(pathToRoot(curSlug), targetSlug) as RelativeURL
+            const transformOptions: TransformOptions = {
+              strategy: opts.markdownLinkResolution,
+              allSlugs: ctx.allSlugs,
             }
 
-            const outgoing: Set<CanonicalSlug> = new Set()
             visit(tree, "element", (node, _index, _parent) => {
               // rewrite all links
               if (
@@ -76,7 +54,7 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
 
                 // don't process external links or intra-document anchors
                 if (!(isAbsoluteUrl(dest) || dest.startsWith("#"))) {
-                  dest = node.properties.href = transformLink(dest)
+                  dest = node.properties.href = transformLink(curSlug, dest, transformOptions)
                   const canonicalDest = path.posix.normalize(joinSegments(curSlug, dest))
                   const [destCanonical, _destAnchor] = splitAnchor(canonicalDest)
                   outgoing.add(destCanonical as CanonicalSlug)
@@ -102,7 +80,7 @@ export const CrawlLinks: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options> | undefined> =
                 if (!isAbsoluteUrl(node.properties.src)) {
                   let dest = node.properties.src as RelativeURL
                   const ext = path.extname(node.properties.src)
-                  dest = node.properties.src = transformLink(dest)
+                  dest = node.properties.src = transformLink(curSlug, dest, transformOptions)
                   node.properties.src = dest + ext
                 }
               }
diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index fc23b3a0..b5e6b273 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ html {
   width: 100vw;
 }
 
-body, section {
+body,
+section {
   margin: 0;
   max-width: 100%;
   box-sizing: border-box;