HTML Anchor Tag
<a> Tag:
It defines a hyperlink, which is used to link resources from one page to another. Links are used to navigate easily from webpage to webpage or webpage to website, etc., It is a paired tag.
Syntax: <a>--------------</a>
In html, links are classified into two types:
1.) Internal links
2.) External links
Internal Links:
Linking within the page or within the website is called as internal linking.
External Links:
Linking to external files (other documents, sites, webpages, etc.,) is called as external linking.To create links, we use anchor tag. It is a paired tag.
Attributes
Attribute Value Description
href URL Specifies the URL of the page the link goes to
name section_name Specifies the name of an anchor
title Any Value It describes the link and shows description when hovering over the link.
target _blank (NewTab.NewPage)
_parent (defalt)
NOTE: download attribute I will show with Java Script...!!
Text Links
A text link allows the programmer to create text that acts as a link, so that when it is clicked on by a user, it will transfer them to another web page.
Example
<html>
<Title>
Welcome to Naresh i Technologies
</Title>
<Head>
<body>
<a href="http://www.nareshit.com">Goto NiT Application</a>
</body>
</html>
Target Page
The target page feature, allows a link to be created that when clicked on, will open a new browser window, so that the user will then have two windows in front of them, one, being the page with the link, and the other, the page the link went to.
Example
<html>
<Title>
Welcome to Naresh i Technologies
</Title>
<Head>
<body>
<a href="http://www.nareshit.com" target="_blank">goto NiT App</a>
</body>
</html>
Picture Links
A picture link allows the programmer to create a picture that acts as a link, so that when it is clicked on by a user, it will transfer them to another web page.
Picture Link
This tag allows you to make pictures into links. The tag looks like <A HREF="url">. The starting tag is <A HREF="url"> and the closing tag is </A>. Between these two tags is where you put the picture tag.
Example:
<html>
<body>
<A HREF="http://www.nareshit.com">
<IMG SRC="https://file-hosting.dashnexpages.net/sahrudayahelpinghands-students-org/nitlogo.png">
</A>
</body>
</html>
HTML Mailto Link:
Link can also be used to link in the E-Mail address. href attributes value is set with mailto followed by E-Mail address. When click on E-Mail link, it will open E-Mail application. E-Mail link is used to inform where to send E-Mail, Subject of E-Mail and Text Message.
Example:
<!doctype html>
<body>
<h1>POP Mail Link..</h1>
<a href="mailto:ksrajupy@gmail.com">ClickMail</a>
<h6>Thank You</h6>
</body>