HTML a Tag
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.
The HTML a tag is used for creating a hyperlink to either another document, or somewhere within the current document.
You can use the a tag to link text or images. To link an image, simply nest your img tag inside the a tag.
| Example |
<a href="http://www.great-workout.com/killer-ab-workout.cfm" target="_blank">Killer Ab Workout</a>
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| Attributes: |
| Attributes specific to this tag: |
| Attribute | Description |
| name | Marks an area of the page that a link jumps to. |
| href | Specifies the URL of a page or the name of the anchor that the link goes to. |
| hreflang | Language code of the destination URL |
| type | The type of content at the link destination |
| rel | Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI.
- alternate
- appendix
- bookmark
- chapter
- contents
- copyright
- glossary
- help
- home
- index
- next
- prev
- section
- start
- stylesheet
- subsection
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| rev | Describes a reverse between the destination URI and the current document. Possible values:
- alternate
- appendix
- bookmark
- chapter
- contents
- copyright
- glossary
- help
- home
- index
- next
- prev
- section
- start
- stylesheet
- subsection
|
| charset | Defines the character encoding of the linked document. |
| Other Attributes: |
| Attribute | Description |
| shape | Image map shape |
| coords | Image map coordinates |
| target | Specifies the target frame to load the page into. Possible values:
- _blank
- _self
- _top
- _parent
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| accesskey | Access keys (or shortcut keys) |
| dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
| class | Document wide identifier. |
| id | Document wide identifier |
| lang | Language code |
| tabindex | Helps determine the tabbing order (when the user 'tabs' through the elements on the page). |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Inline style (CSS) |
| onfocus | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onblur | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
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| Try it yourself! |
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Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags
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