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HTML links allow users to navigate between web pages using hyperlinks. Links are defined using the <a> element and href attribute, which specifies the destination URL. Clicking a link will take the user to the specified page. Links can also be styled using CSS and images or buttons can be used as links by placing them inside an <a> element.

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14 Links

HTML links allow users to navigate between web pages using hyperlinks. Links are defined using the <a> element and href attribute, which specifies the destination URL. Clicking a link will take the user to the specified page. Links can also be styled using CSS and images or buttons can be used as links by placing them inside an <a> element.

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HTML Links

Links are found in nearly all web pages. Links allow users to click their way
from page to page.

HTML Links - Hyperlinks


HTML links are hyperlinks.

You can click on a link and jump to another document.

When you move the mouse over a link, the mouse arrow will turn into a little
hand.

Note: A link does not have to be text. It can be an image or any other HTML
element.

HTML Links - Syntax


Hyperlinks are defined with the HTML <a> tag:

<a href="url">link text</a>
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/">Visit our HTML tutorial</a>

The href attribute specifies the destination address


(https://www.w3schools.com/html/) of the link.

The link text is the visible part (Visit our HTML tutorial).

Clicking on the link text will send you to the specified address.

Note: Without a forward slash at the end of subfolder addresses, you might


generate two requests to the server. Many servers will automatically add a
forward slash to the end of the address, and then create a new request.

Local Links
The example above used an absolute URL (a full web address).

A local link (link to the same web site) is specified with a relative URL (without
https://www....).

<a href="html_images.asp">HTML Images</a>

HTML Links - The target Attribute


The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.

The target attribute can have one of the following values:

 _blank - Opens the linked document in a new window or tab


 _self - Opens the linked document in the same window/tab as it was
clicked (this is default)
 _parent - Opens the linked document in the parent frame
 _top - Opens the linked document in the full body of the window
 framename - Opens the linked document in a named frame

This example will open the linked document in a new browser window/tab:

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/" target="_blank">Visit W3Schools!</a>

Tip: If your webpage is locked in a frame, you can use target="_top" to break


out of the frame:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/" target="_top">HTML5 tutorial!
</a>

HTML Links - Image as a Link


<a href="default.asp">
  <img src="smiley.gif" alt="HTML
tutorial" style="width:42px;height:42px;border:0;">
</a>

Button as a Link
To use an HTML button as a link, you have to add some JavaScript code.

JavaScript allows you to specify what happens at certain events, such as a click
of a button:
<button onclick="document.location = 'default.asp'">HTML
Tutorial</button>

Link Titles
The title attribute specifies extra information about an element. The
information is most often shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over
the element.

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/" title="Go to W3Schools HTML


section">Visit our HTML Tutorial</a>

External Paths
External pages can be referenced with a full URL or with a path relative to the
current web page.

This example uses a full URL to link to a web page:

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp">HTML tutorial</a>

This example links to a page located in the html folder on the current web site:
<a href="/html/default.asp">HTML tutorial</a>

This example links to a page located in the same folder as the current page:.
<a href="default.asp">HTML tutorial</a>

HTML Link Colors


By default, a link will appear like this (in all browsers):

 An unvisited link is underlined and blue


 A visited link is underlined and purple
 An active link is underlined and red

You can change the default colors, by using CSS:

<style>
a:link {
  color: green;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
  color: pink;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: red;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

a:active {
  color: yellow;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
</style>

Link Buttons
A link can also be styled as a button, by using CSS:

<style>
a:link, a:visited {
  background-color: #f44336;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 25px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
}

a:hover, a:active {
  background-color: red;
}
</style>
HTML Links - Create a Bookmark
HTML bookmarks are used to allow readers to jump to specific parts of a Web
page.

Bookmarks can be useful if a webpage is very long.

To create a bookmark - first create the bookmark, then add a link to it.

When the link is clicked, the page will scroll down or up to the location with the
bookmark.

Example
First, create a bookmark with the id attribute:

<h2 id="C4">Chapter 4</h2>
Then, add a link to the bookmark ("Jump to Chapter 4"), from within the same
page:
<a href="#C4">Jump to Chapter 4</a>
You can also add a link to a bookmark on another page:
<a href="html_demo.html#C4">Jump to Chapter 4</a>

Chapter Summary
 Use the id attribute (id="value") to define bookmarks in a page
 Use the href attribute (href="#value") to link to the bookmark
Chapter Summary
 Use the <a> element to define a link
 Use the href attribute to define the link address
 Use the target attribute to define where to open the linked document
 Use the <img> element (inside <a>) to use an image as a link

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