HTML <a> Tag

Description:

The <a> tag defines an anchor. An anchor can be used in two ways:

- To create a link to another document, by using the href attribute
- To create a bookmark inside a document, by using the name attribute

The <a> element is usually referred to as a link or a hyperlink.

The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link’s destination.

 

Specific Attributes:

Attribute Definition
name Specifies an area of the page that a link jumps to.
href Specifies the location of a Web resource, thus defining a link between the current element (the source anchor) and the destination anchor defined by this attribute.
hreflang Specifies the base language of the resource designated by href and may only be used when href is specified.
type Specifies the type of content at the link destination.
rel Specifies the relationship from the current document to the anchor specified by the href attribute.
rev Specifies a reverse between the destination URI and the current document.
charset Specifies the character encoding of the resource designated by the link.

Other Attributes:

Attribute Definition
accesskey Specifies a keyboard shortcut to access an element.
dir Specifies the text direction for the content in an element.
Possible Values:
  • rtl  (Right to Left)
  • ltr  (Left to Right)
class Specifies a classname for an element.
coords Specifies the coordinates of a link.
id Specifies a unique id for an element.
lang Specifies a language code for the content in an element.
tabindex Specifies the tab order of an element.
target Specifies the target frame to load the page into.
Possible Values:
  • _blank
  • _self
  • _top
  • _parent
title Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
shape Specifies the shape of a link.
Possible Values:
  • default
  • rect
  • cirle
  • poly
style Specifies an inline style for an element.

Example Code:

Example of the <a href="http://www.htmlportal.net/tags/a-tag.htm" target="_blank">a tag</a>, used in html.

Result

Example of the a tag, used in html.