How do we include an anchor in HTML?
Use the <a> tag to create an anchor in HTML. The <a> tag is used for creating a hyperlink to either another document or somewhere within the current document.
The following are the attributes −
Attribute
| Value
| Description
|
|---|
Charset
| character_encoding
| Defines the character encoding of the linked document
|
Cords
| if shape = "rect" then coords = "left, top, right, bottom"
if shape = "circ" then coords = "centerx,centery,radius"
if shape = "poly" then coords = "x1, y1, x2, y2,..,xn,yn"
| Specifies the coordinates appropriate to the shape attribute to define a region of an image for image maps.
|
download
| Filename
| This downloads the target when user clicks on the hyperlink.
|
Href
| URL
| Specifies the URL of a page or the name of the anchor that the link goes to.
|
hreflang
| language_code
| Language code of the destination URL
|
media
| media_query
| It specifies what media the linked document is optimized for
|
Name
| section name
| Marks an area of the page that a link jumps to.
|
Rel
| alternate
designates
stylesheet
start
next
prev
contents
index
glossary
copyright
chapter
section
subsection
appendix
help
bookmark
| Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI.
|
rev
| alternate
designates
stylesheet
start
next
prev
contents
index
glossary
copyright
chapter
section
subsection
appendix
help
bookmark
| Specifies the relationship between the target URL and the current document.
|
Shape
| rect
rectangle
circ
circle
poly
polygon
| Specifies the shape of the image map
|
Target
| _blank
_parent
_self
_top
| Where to open the target URL.
_blank - the target URL will open in a new window.
_self - the target URL will open in the same frame as it was clicked.
_parent - the target URL will open in the parent frameset.
_top - the target URL will open in the full body of the window.
|
type
| mime_type
| Specifies the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type of the target URL
|
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to include an anchor in HTML −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML a Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Welcome to <a href = "https://www.qries.com">Qries</a></p>
</body>
</html>
Published on 13-Mar-2018 15:25:06
