diff --git a/src/content/effective-dart/style.md b/src/content/effective-dart/style.md
index 12650d8262..08840fffe5 100644
--- a/src/content/effective-dart/style.md
+++ b/src/content/effective-dart/style.md
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ so their parameters must be named so that it's clear what each parameter is for,
 even if it isn't used.
 
 :::version-note
-Since Dart 3.7 `_` no longer creates a variable, so you can use `_` for
-multiple parameters simultaneously without name collision:
+Since Dart 3.7, the [wildcard variable `_`][] no longer creates a variable, so you can
+use `_` for multiple parameters simultaneously without name collision:
+
 ```dart tag=good
 (_, _) {
   print('error');
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ multiple parameters simultaneously without name collision:
 ```
 :::
 
+[wildcard variable `_`]: /language/variables#wildcard-variables
 
 ### DON'T use a leading underscore for identifiers that aren't private