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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.

A hyperlink is a text or an image you can click on, and jump to another document.



HTML Links - Syntax

In HTML, links are defined with the <a> tag:
<a href="url">link text</a>

Example:

<a href="http://www.query2learn.blogspot.com/html/">Visit our HTML tutorial</a>
The href attribute specifies the destination address (http://www.blogspot.com/)
The link text is the visible part (Visit our HTML tutorial).
Clicking on the link text, will send you to the specified address.
NoteThe link text does not have to be text. It can be an HTML image or any other HTML element.

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 http://www....).

Example:

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

HTML Links - Colors and Icons

When you move the mouse cursor over a link, two things will normally happen:
  • The mouse arrow will turn into a little hand
  • The color of the link element will change
By default, links will appear as 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 defaults, using styles:

Example

<style>
a:link    
{color:#000000; background-color:transparent; text-decoration:none}
a:visited {color:#000000; background-color:transparent; text-decoration:none}
a:hover   {color:#ff0000; background-color:transparent; text-decoration:underline}
a:active  {color:#ff0000; background-color:transparent; text-decoration:underline}
</style>

HTML Links - The target Attribute

The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.
This example will open the linked document in a new browser window or in a new tab:

Example

<a href="http://www.query2learn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Visit Q2L!</a>
Target ValueDescription
_blankOpens the linked document in a new window or tab
_selfOpens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)
_parentOpens the linked document in the parent frame
_topOpens the linked document in the full body of the window
framenameOpens the linked document in a named frame
If your webpage is locked in a frame, you can use target="_top" to break out of the frame:

Example

<a href="http://www.query2learn.blogspot.com/html/" target="_top">HTML5 tutorial!</a>

HTML Links - Image as Link

It is common to use images as links:

Example

<a href="default.asp">
  <img src="smiley.gif" alt="HTML tutorial" style="width:42px;height:42px;border:0">
</a>
Noteborder:0 is added to prevent IE9 (and earlier) from displaying a border around the image.

HTML Links - The id Attribute

The id attribute can be used to create bookmarks inside HTML documents.
Bookmarks are not displayed in any special way. They are invisible to the reader.

Example

Add an id attribute to any <a> element:
<a id="tips">Useful Tips Section</a>
Then create a link to the <a> element (Useful Tips Section):
<a href="#tips">Visit the Useful Tips Section</a>
Or, create a link to the <a> element (Useful Tips Section) from another page:
<a href="http://www.query2learn.blogspot.com/html_links.htm#tips">Visit the Useful Tips Section</a>
NoteWithout a trailing slash on subfolder addresses, you might generate two requests to the server.
Many servers will automatically add a slash to the address, and then create a new request.

Chapter Summary

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

HTML Link Tags

TagDescription
<a>Defines a hyperlink

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