Making HTML code for our website links

A link is the "address" to a document (or aresource) on the web.

HTML links

This example demonstrates how to create links in an HTML document.

Open a link in a new browser window

This example demonstrates how to link to another page by opening a new window, so that the visitor does not have to leave your Web site.

Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Links

In web terms, a hyperlink is a reference (an address) to a resource on the web.

Hyperlinks can point to any resource on the web: an HTML page, an image, a sound file, a movie, etc.

An anchor is a term used to define a hyperlink destination inside a document.

The HTML anchor element <a>, is used to define both hyperlinks
and anchors.

We will use the term HTML link when the <a> element points to a resource, and the term HTML anchor when the <a> elements defines an address inside a document..

An HTML Link

Link syntax:

<a href="url">Link text</a>

The start tag contains attributes about the link.

The element content (Link text) defines the part to be displayed.

Note: The element content doesn't have to be text. You can link

from an image or any other HTML element.

The href Attribute

The href attribute defines the link "address".

This <a> element defines a link to my blog:

<a href="http://howtomakeafreewebsiteeasy.blogspot.com/">Visit
My Blog!</a>

The code above will display like this in a browser:

Visit My Blog!

The target Attribute

The target attribute defines where the linked document will be opened.

The code below will open the document in a new browser window:

Example

<a href="http://howtomakeafreewebsiteeasy.blogspot.com/"

target="_blank">Visit My Blog</a>

The name Attribute

When the name attribute is used, the <a> element defines a named anchor inside a HTML document.

Named anchor are not displayed in any special way. They are invisible to the reader.

Named anchor syntax:

<a name="label">Any content</a>

The link syntax to a named anchor:

<a href="#label">Any content</a>

The # in the href attribute defines a link to a named anchor.

Example:

A named anchor inside an HTML document:

<a name="tips">Useful Tips Section</a>

A link to the Useful Tips Section from the same document:

<a href="#tips">

Jump to the Useful Tips Section</a>

A link to the Useful Tips Section from another document:

<a
href="http://howtomakeafreewebsiteeasy.blogspot.com/#tips">

Jump to the Useful Tips Section</a>

Basic Notes - Useful Tips

Always add a trailing slash to subfolder references. If you link like this: href="http://howtomakeafreewebsiteeasy.blogspot.com/", you will generate two HTTP requests to the server, because the server will add a slash to the address and create a new request like this: href="http://howtomakeafreewebsiteeasy.blogspot.com/"

Named anchors are often used to create "table of contents" at the beginning of a large document. Each chapter within the document is given a named anchor, and links to each of these anchors are put at the top of the document.

If a browser cannot find a named anchor that has been specified, it goes to the top of the document. No error occurs.