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HTML Hyperlink

The document explains HTML hyperlinks, detailing the <a> tag syntax and its href attribute for linking to URLs. It describes link appearances in browsers, the target attribute for opening links in different contexts, and the difference between absolute and relative URLs. Examples are provided to illustrate the concepts discussed.

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HTML Hyperlink

The document explains HTML hyperlinks, detailing the <a> tag syntax and its href attribute for linking to URLs. It describes link appearances in browsers, the target attribute for opening links in different contexts, and the difference between absolute and relative URLs. Examples are provided to illustrate the concepts discussed.

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HTML
GRADE 8
HYPERLINK
 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>
Absolute URLs vs. Relative URLs
Both examples above are using an absolute URL (a full
web address) in the href attribute.
A local link (a link to a page within the same website) is
specified with a relative URL (without the "https://www"
part):
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>
Try it Yourself »

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