Links are found in nearly all web pages. Links allow users to click their way from page to page.
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!
Example:
HTML
<a href="https://itupto.com/">Visit Itupto.com!</a>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>HTML Links</h1>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com/">Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p>
</body>
</html>
The HTML <a>
tag defines a hyperlink. It has the following syntax:
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.
<a href="url">link text</a>
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>HTML Links</h1>
<p><a href="https://www.w3schools.com/">Visit W3Schools.com!</a></p>
</body>
</html>
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 windowExample:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>The target Attribute</h2>
<a href="https://itupto.com/" target="_blank">Visit Itupto!</a>
<p>If target="_blank", the link will open in a new browser window or tab.</p>
</body>
</html>
Both examples above are using an absolute URL (a full web address) in the href
attribute.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<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>
</body>
</html>
To use an image as a link, just put the <img>
tag inside the <a>
tag:
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Image as a Link</h2>
<p>The image below is a link. Try to click on it.</p>
<a href="default.asp"><img src="https://itupto.com/avatar.png" alt="HTML tutorial" style="width:42px;height:42px;"></a>
</body>
</html>
Use mailto:
inside the href
attribute to create a link that opens the user's email program (to let them send a new email):
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Link to an Email Address</h2>
<p>To create a link that opens in the user's email program (to let them send a new email), use mailto: inside the href attribute:</p>
<p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">Send email</a></p>
</body>
</html>
To use an HTML button as a link, you have to add some JavaScript code.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Button as a Links</h2>
<p>Click the button to go to the HTML tutorial.</p>
<button onclick="document.location='https://itupto.com'">HTML Tutorial</button>
</body>
</html>
The title
attribute specifies extra information about an element. The information is most often shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over the element.
Example:
HTML
<a href="https://itupto.com" title="Go to W3Schools HTML section">Visit our HTML Tutorial</a>