How to create a hyperlink to link another document in HTML?


Use the <a> tag to create a hyperlink. The HTML <a> tag is used for creating a hyperlink either to 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
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 create a link −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <title>HTML a Tag</title>
   </head>
   <body>
      <p>This is a link to <a href = "https://qries.com">Qries.com</a></p>
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 03-Mar-2020

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