<a> HTML Tag
In this article I explain <a> tag in HTML..
Introduction
The <a> tag defines an anchor, and this tag is used to create the hyperlink either in the same document or in the another document. The <a>tag is usually refer to as a link or hyperlink. The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link's destination.
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
HTML Attributes
Some of the HTML <a> tag's attributes are:
Attributes |
Description |
href |
Specifies the URL of the page the link goes to |
name |
Marks an area of the page that a link jumps to |
type |
The type of content at the link destination |
rel |
Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document |
rev |
Specifies the relationship between the linked document and the current document |
shape |
Specifies the shape of a link |
target |
Specifies where to open the linked document |
style |
Inline style(css) |
lang |
Specifies a language code for the content in an element |
class |
Specify the class name of the element |
dir |
Specifies the text direction for the content in an element |
title |
Specifies extra information about an element |
id |
Specifies a unique id for an element |
tabindex |
Specifies the tab order of an element |
Lets take an example of <a> tag
In this example I take two html pages named page1.htm and page2.htm. If I click the link created in page1 then the page2 will open and if I click the link created in page2 then page1 is open.
The code for page1.htm
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>
Hi Today I explain what is <a href="page2.htm" dir="rtl" shape="rect">HTML</a>and
the use of HTML</h3>
</html>
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The code for page2.htm
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<h5>
HTML is a Hyper Text Transfer Language which is used to crete the web page.The extension
of HTML file is .html or .htm<a href="page1.htm">BACK>></a></h5>
</body>
</html>
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Output
Hi Today I explain what is HTMLand the use of HTML
when I click the HTML link then
HTML is a Hyper Text Transfer Language which is used to crete the web page. The extension of HTML file is .html or .htmBACK>>
will open.
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