Anchor Tag in HTML
Anchor Tag
An anchor tag is a HTML element that creates a link to a target URL. When correctly implemented, the link can wrap around text, images, or as buttons, so that users can interact with it and visit the link's destination.
Example in HTML
<a href="https://www.google.com">Google</a>
Link Attributes
- href : Href stands for hypertext reference. This attribute defines the target address of the document, which this time is linked to (https://www.google.com)
Example
<a href="google.com"></a>
- name : The name attribute of the anchor tag can be used to enable users to “jump” to a specific point on a page (jump marker, anchor). This is especially useful with large pages or subdivisions.
Example
<a name="to top"></a> or
<a name="#Content">Content</a>
- target : The target attribute specifies how the destination page or the target document should be opened. “target=” _ blank “ is used for the opening of the target page in a new tab. This is the usual option when using target attributes for linking to other pages.
Example
<a href="http://www.mypage.com" target="_blank">Linktext</a>
The target attributes contains different types of values for different purposes. For example,
- target="_blank" : The linked page opens in the new window.
- target="_self" : The associated document is opened in the same window.
- target="_parent" : The associated document is opened in the immediate parent of the current window.
- target="_top" : The associated document is opened in the full original window cancelling all other elements.
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