A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to receive and transmit a message through wireless communication from/to an external device, a display unit configured to display the message, and a controller configured to, when a preset type of touch is applied to a region where content of a link message is displayed on the display unit in a case where the message includes the content of the link message linked to the message, execute a message transmission function using at least part of the content of the link message.