HTML Links
Links connect pages and are created with the <a> element and its href attribute.
Links are what make the web a web. The text between the tags is what the user clicks, and href says where that click leads.
Creating a Link
A basic link
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<a href="https://www.hyring.com">Visit Hyring</a>
</body>
</html>Kinds of Link
- An absolute link points to a full address, like https://www.hyring.com.
- A relative link points to another file in your own site, like about.html.
- A link to an id jumps to a spot on the same page, like #pricing.
Opening in a New Tab
The target attribute
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<a href="https://www.hyring.com" target="_blank">Open in a new tab</a>
</body>
</html>Note: Use relative links inside your own site so they keep working if the site moves to a new domain.
Exercise: HTML Links
Which attribute specifies the destination URL of a link?
