<a> tag or anchor element creates a hyperlink to another page or file. In order to link to a different page or file the
<a> tag must also contain a
href attribute, which indicates the link’s destination.
The text between the opening and closing
<a> tags becomes the link. This text should be a meaningful description of the link destination, and not a generic phrase such as ‘click here’. This better enables users with screen readers to navigate amongst various links on a page and understand what content each one will link to.
By default, a linked page is displayed in the current browser window unless another target is specified. The default link styles are as follows:
- An unvisited link is underlined and blue
- A visited link is underlined and purple
- An active link is underlined and red
<a href= "https://guide.Codevarsity.org/">Codevarsity</a>
You can also create a link to another section on the same page.
<h1 id="top"></h1> <a href= "#top">Go to top</a>
An image can also be turned into a link by enclosing the
<img> tag in an
<a href= "https://guide.Codevarsity.org/"><img src="logo.svg"></a>
It is also possible to determine the target of the
<a> tag. This is done using the
target attribute. The
target attribute has the following values available
_blank: Opens the link in a new tab or a new window depending on the user’s preferences.
_self: Opens the link in same frame (default behaviour).
_parent: Opens the link in the parent frame, for example when the user clicks a link in an iframe.
_top: Opens the link in the full body of the window.
framename: Opens the link in the specified frame.
<a href= "https://guide.Codevarsity.org/" target="_blank">Codevarsity</a>
This link is created in the same way as the example code block suggests. Click it to see how it works.