diff --git a/src/Microdown-Rules/MicFigSectTableResult.class.st b/src/Microdown-Rules/MicFigSectTableResult.class.st
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+Class {
+	#name : 'MicFigSectTableResult',
+	#superclass : 'MicAbstractResult',
+	#instVars : [
+		'detail'
+	],
+	#category : 'Microdown-Rules-References',
+	#package : 'Microdown-Rules',
+	#tag : 'References'
+}
+
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+MicFigSectTableResult >> detail [
+
+	^ detail
+]
+
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+MicFigSectTableResult >> detail: anObject [
+
+	detail := anObject
+]
+
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+MicFigSectTableResult >> explanation [ 
+	^ 'Text: "' , micElement bodyString
+	, '" in file' , fileReference fullName 
+	, ' contains a mistake: ['
+	, detail 
+	, '] should be capitalized as ['
+	, detail capitalized , '].'
+]
diff --git a/src/Microdown-Rules/MicReferencesChecker.class.st b/src/Microdown-Rules/MicReferencesChecker.class.st
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+"
+I check that references to figures, sections and tables are correctly capitalized before an anchor.
+In Microdown, references should be written as:
+	Figure *@figureExample@*
+	Section *@sectionExample@*
+	Table *@tableExample*
+	
+The following are incorrect and will be flagged:
+	figure *@figureExample@* (lowercase)
+	the figure *@figureExample@* (proceded by 'the')
+	section *@sectionExample@* (lowercase)
+"
+Class {
+	#name : 'MicReferencesChecker',
+	#superclass : 'MicChecker',
+	#category : 'Microdown-Rules-References',
+	#package : 'Microdown-Rules',
+	#tag : 'References'
+}
+
+{ #category : 'visiting' }
+MicReferencesChecker >> visitParagraph: aMicParagraph [
+	| children |
+	children := aMicParagraph children.
+	1 to: children size - 1 do: [  :index |
+		| child nextChild |
+		child := children at: index.
+		nextChild := children at: index + 1.
+		(nextChild isKindOf: MicAnchorReferenceBlock ) ifTrue: [ 
+			(child isKindOf: MicTextBlock ) ifTrue: [ 
+				| words lastWord foundThe |
+				words := child bodyString substrings.
+				words isEmpty ifFalse:[
+					lastWord := words last.
+					foundThe := false.
+					"verify the figure/section/table"
+					#('figure' 'section' 'table') do: [ :ref |
+						(lastWord asLowercase = ref) ifTrue: [ 
+							words size > 1 ifTrue: [ 
+								| prevWord |
+								prevWord := words at: words size - 1.
+								(prevWord asLowercase = 'the') ifTrue: [ 
+									foundThe := true.
+									results add: (MicFigSectTableResult new 
+										micElement: child;
+										inFile: aMicParagraph fromFile;
+										detail: 'the ' , lastWord;
+										yourself 
+									)
+									 ] 
+								 ]
+							 ]
+						
+						 ].
+					"check figure/section/table"
+					foundThe ifFalse: [ 
+						#('figure' 'table' 'section') do: [ :ref |
+							(lastWord = ref) ifTrue: [ 
+								results add: (MicFigSectTableResult new 
+									micElement: child;
+									inFile: aMicParagraph fromFile;
+									detail: lastWord;
+									yourself 
+								)
+								 ]
+							 ]
+						 
+						
+						 ]
+								 ]
+			 ]
+		 ] 
+	]
+]
diff --git a/src/Microdown-Rules/MicReferencesCheckerTest.class.st b/src/Microdown-Rules/MicReferencesCheckerTest.class.st
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+Class {
+	#name : 'MicReferencesCheckerTest',
+	#superclass : 'TestCase',
+	#instVars : [
+		'fileSystem',
+		'checker'
+	],
+	#category : 'Microdown-Rules-References',
+	#package : 'Microdown-Rules',
+	#tag : 'References'
+}
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> generateFilesystemExample [
+	| file |
+	file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'figureWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'figure *@figbla@*'
+		 ].
+		file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'tableWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'table *@tablab@*'
+		 ].
+		file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'sectionWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'section *@secbla@*'
+		 ].
+		file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'theFigureWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'the figure *@figbla@*'
+		 ].
+			file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'theSectionWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'the section *@seclab@*'
+		 ].
+			file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'theTableWrong.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'the table *@tabbla@*'
+		 ].
+			file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'figureCorrect.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'Figure *@figbla@*'
+		 ].
+				file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'sectionCorrect.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'Section *@secbla@*'
+		 ].
+				file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'tableCorrect.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'Table *@tabbla@*'
+		 ].
+				file := fileSystem  workingDirectory / 'noAnchor.md'.
+	file writeStreamDo: [  :stream |
+		stream nextPutAll: 'figure without anchor'
+		 ].
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> setUp [
+	super setUp.
+
+	fileSystem := FileSystem memory.
+	self generateFilesystemExample.
+	checker := MicReferencesChecker new.
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testFigureCorrect [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'figureCorrect.md'.
+	self assert: checker isOkay.
+	
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testFigureExplanation [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'figureWrong.md'.
+	self assert: checker results first explanation
+	equals: 'Text: "figure " in file/figureWrong.md contains a mistake: [figure] should be capitalized as [Figure].'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testFigureLowercaseDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'figureWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results size equals: 1.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'figure'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testSectionCorrect [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'sectionCorrect.md'.
+	self assert: checker isOkay.
+	
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testSectionLowercaseDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'sectionWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results size equals: 1.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'section'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTableCorrect [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'tableCorrect.md'.
+	self assert: checker isOkay.
+	
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTableLowercaseDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'tableWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results size equals: 1.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'table'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTextWithoutAnchor [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'noAnchor.md'.
+	self assert: checker isOkay.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTheFigureDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'theFigureWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'the figure'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTheSectionDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'theSectionWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'the section'.
+	
+]
+
+{ #category : 'running' }
+MicReferencesCheckerTest >> testTheTableDetected [
+	checker checkProject: fileSystem / 'theTableWrong.md'.
+	self deny: checker isOkay.
+	self assert: checker results first detail equals: 'the table'.
+	
+]