HTML a Tag

Example

A link to nsinformations.blogspot.com:

<a href="https://nsinformations.blogspot.com/">Visit nsinformations.blogspot.com!</a>

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Definition and Usage

The <a> tag defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another.

The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link's destination.

By default, links will appear as follows in all browsers:

• An unvisited link is underlined and blue
• A visited link is underlined and purple
• An active link is underlined and red

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, the <a> tag could be either a hyperlink or an anchor. In HTML5, the <a> tag is always a hyperlink, but if it has no href attribute, it is only a placeholder for a hyperlink.

HTML5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are no longer supported.

Attributes

= New in HTML5.

Attribute	Value	Description
charset	char_encoding	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the character-set of a linked document
coords	coordinates	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the coordinates of a link
download	filename	Specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink
href	URL	Specifies the URL of the page the link goes to
hreflang	language_code	Specifies the language of the linked document
media	media_query	Specifies what media/device the linked document is optimized for
name	section_name	Not supported in HTML5. Use the global id attributeinstead.Specifies the name of an anchor
rel	alternate author bookmark external help license next nofollow noreferrer noopener prev search tag	Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document
rev	text	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the relationship between the linked document and the current document
shape	default rect circle poly	Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the shape of a link
target	_blank _parent _self _top framename	Specifies where to open the linked document
type	media_type	Specifies the media type of the linked document