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HTML Links

The document explains how to create HTML links using the <a> tag, including the syntax and attributes like href and target. It covers various types of links, such as text links, image links, and email links, along with examples. Additionally, it highlights the use of the title attribute for tooltips and differentiates between absolute and relative URLs.

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HTML Links

The document explains how to create HTML links using the <a> tag, including the syntax and attributes like href and target. It covers various types of links, such as text links, image links, and email links, along with examples. Additionally, it highlights the use of the title attribute for tooltips and differentiates between absolute and relative URLs.

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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. A link can be an image or any other HTML element!

HTML Links - Syntax


The HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink. It has the following syntax:
<a href="url">link text</a>
The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link's
destination.
The link text is the part that will be visible to the reader.
Clicking on the link text, will send the reader to the specified URL address.
Example
This example shows how to create a link to W3Schools.com:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>
By default, links will appear as follows in all browsers:
 An unvisited link is underlined and blue
 A visited link is underlined and purple
 An active link is underlined and red
Tip: Links can of course be styled with CSS, to get another look!

HTML Links - The target Attribute


By default, the linked page will be displayed in the current browser window. To change this, you
must specify another target for the link.
The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.
The target attribute can have one of the following values:
 _self - Default. Opens the document in the same window/tab as it was clicked

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

 _parent - Opens the document in the parent frame

 _top - Opens the document in the full body of the window

Example
Use target="_blank" to open the linked document in a new browser window or tab:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/" target="_blank">Visit W3Schools!</a>

Example
<h2>Absolute URLs</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.w3.org/">W3C</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/">Google</a></p>
<h2>Relative URLs</h2>
<p><a href="html_images.asp">HTML Images</a></p>
<p><a href="/css/default.asp">CSS Tutorial</a></p>

HTML Links - Use an Image as a Link


To use an image as a link, just put the <img> tag inside the <a> tag:
Example
<a href="default.asp">
<img src="smiley.gif" alt="HTML tutorial" style="width:42px;height:42px;">
</a>

Link to an Email Address


Use mailto: inside the href attribute to create a link that opens the user's email program (to let
them send a new email):
Example
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Send email</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:
Example
<button onclick="document.location='default.asp'">HTML Tutorial</button>

EXAMPLE
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Button as a Links</h2>
<p>Click the button to go to the HTML tutorial.</p>
<button onclick="document.location='default.asp'">HTML Tutorial</button>
</body>
</html>

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.
Example
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/" title="Go to W3Schools HTML section">Visit our HTML
Tutorial</a>
EXAMPLE
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<body>
<h2>Link Titles</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/" title="Go to W3Schools HTML section">Visit our HTML
Tutorial</a>
</body>
</html>

More on Absolute URLs and Relative URLs


Example
Use a full URL to link to a web page:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp">HTML tutorial</a>

EXAMPLE
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>External Paths</h2>

<p>This example uses a full URL to link to a web page:</p>


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

</body>
</html>

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
 Use the mailto: scheme inside the href attribute to create a link that opens the user's
email program

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