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How to create a link to send email in HTML?

We use HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink used to link web pages.

The href attribute of the <a> tag, which indicates the link's destination. Which provides us option to specify an email address. To create a link to send mail we use mailto:to specify email address inside href attribute in HTML.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to link a mail address to the web page.

<a href="mailto:xx@gmail.com">xx@gmail.com</a>

Same as the way we link a mobile number. We use mailto instead of tel inside a href attribute.

Example

Following is the example program to link a mail address to the web page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>None</title></head>
<body>
   <p><a href="mailto:lokesh@gmail.com">lokesh@gmail.com</a></p>
</body>
</html>

When we click on the email address it will navigate us to the default mail app in our system.

Example

Following is another example program to link a mail address to the web page. 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML email link</title>
</head>
<body>
   <h2>Contact</h2>
   <p>For any queries: <a href="mailto:demo@example.com">Contact us</a></p>
</body>
</html>

Example

Following is one more example program to link a mail address to the web page. 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
   <h2>Creating a link to send email in HTML</h2>
   <ol>
      <li><a href="mailto:someone1@example.com">Mail 1</a></li>
      <li><a href="mailto:someone2@example.com">Mail 2</a></li>
      <li><a href="mailto:someone3@example.com">Mail 3</a></li>
   </ol>
</body>
</html>
Updated on 18-Nov-2022 09:53:52

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