HTML HYPERLINK TAGS

Hyperlink tags

 

Hyperlink tags (also called Anchor tags) are used to link one document to another using hypertext (word or image) and are activated by clicking on a hypertext. Helps to navigate from one document to another. Hypertext links are typically colored and underlined and changes color once clicked to indicate an already visited link. When a pointing device (such as mouse) moves over the hypertext it changes shape. Hyperlinks can be used to navigate to a new document in the same / different window or can be used to navigate to a target location in the same document.

 

Tag	Function
<A> (container tag) (Attributes – 13)	Creates a hyperlink to another webpage or another location within the same webpage

 

Tag: <A>

Attribute	Description and values
ACCESSKEY	a shortcut key a reader can use to activate the hyperlink. Example: access key "C", shortcut key is ‘Alt+C’
CHARSET	Denotes what character encoding to use for the linked document.
DOWNLOAD	Specifies the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink.
HREF	Specifies the URL of the linked web page
HREFLANG	Specifies the language of the linked document (value – language code)
MEDIA	Specifies what media/device the linked document is optimized for
NAME	Name of the anchor being set up
PING	Specifies a space_separated list of URLs to which, when the link is followed, post requests with the body ping will be sent by the browser (in the background). Typically used for tracking
REL	Nature of the forward link
REV	Nature of the reverse link
TABINDEX	Specifies the link's position in the document's tabbing order
TARGET	Specifies where to open / load the linked document (values: _blank | _parent | _self | _top | framename)
TYPE	Specifies the MIME type of the linked document

 

(REL / REV – specifies the relationship of current web page to forward / reverse linked page. Example values – Author | Bookmark | Copyright | External | Help | License | Glossary | Home)