HTML Links
HTML uses a hyperlink to link to another document on the Web.
Examples
Create hyperlinks
This example demonstrates how to create links in an HTML document.
An image as a link
This example demonstrates how to use an image as a link.
(You can find more examples at the bottom of this page)
The Anchor Tag and the Href Attribute
HTML uses the <a> (anchor) tag to create a link to another document.
An anchor can point to any resource on the Web: an HTML page, an image, a sound file, a movie,
etc.
The syntax of creating an anchor:
<a href="url">Text to be displayed</a>
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The <a> tag is used to create
an anchor to link from, the href attribute is used to address the document
to link to, and the words between the open and close of the anchor tag will be displayed as a hyperlink.
This anchor defines a link to W3Schools:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/">Visit W3Schools!</a>
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The line above will look like this in a browser:
Visit W3Schools!
The Target Attribute
With the target attribute, you can define where the linked document will be
opened.
The line below will open the document in a new browser window:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/"
target="_blank">Visit W3Schools!</a>
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The Anchor Tag and the Name Attribute
The name attribute is used to create a named anchor. When using named anchors
we can create links that can jump directly into a specific section on a page, instead of
letting the user scroll around to find what he/she is looking for.
Below is the syntax of a named anchor:
<a name="label">Text to be displayed</a>
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The name attribute is used to create a named anchor. The name of the anchor
can be any text you care to use.
The line below defines a named anchor:
<a name="tips">Useful Tips Section</a>
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You should notice that a named anchor is not displayed in a special way.
To link directly to the "tips" section, add a # sign and the name of the anchor to the end of
a
URL, like this:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html_links.asp#tips">
Jump to the Useful Tips Section</a>
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A hyperlink to the Useful Tips Section from WITHIN the file "html_links.asp"
will look like this:
<a href="#tips">Jump to the Useful Tips Section</a>
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Basic Notes - Useful Tips
Always add a trailing slash to subfolder references. If you link like this: href="http://www.w3schools.com/html",
you will generate two HTTP requests to the server, because the server will add a slash
to the address and create a new request like this: href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/"
Named anchors are often used to create "table of contents" at the beginning
of a large document.
Each chapter within the document is given a named anchor, and links to each of these anchors are put at the top of the
document.
If a browser cannot find a named anchor that has been specified, it goes to the top of the
document. No error occurs.
More Examples
Open a link in a new browser
window
This example demonstrates how to link to another page by opening a new
window, so that the visitor does not have to leave your Web site.
Link to a location on the
same page
This example demonstrates how to use a link to jump to another part of a document.
Break out of a frame
This example demonstrates how to break out of a frame, if your site is locked in a frame.
Create a mailto link
This example demonstrates how to link to a mail message (will only work if
you have mail installed).
Create a mailto link 2
This example demonstrates a more complicated mailto link.
Link Tags
| Tag |
Description |
| <a> |
Defines an anchor |
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