HTML - <a> Tag

Description

The HTML <a> tag is used for creating a hyperlink to either another document, or somewhere within the current document.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <title>HTML a Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <p>This is a link to <a href = "http://www.amrood.com">AMROOD.com</a></p>
   </body>
	
</html>

This will produce the following result −

Global Attributes

This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference

Specific Attributes

The HTML <a> tag also supports the following additional attributes −

Attribute	Value	Description
charset	character_encoding	Defines the character encoding of the linked document.
coords	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

Event Attributes

This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference

Browser Support

Chrome	Firefox	IE	Opera	Safari	Android
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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