HTML a Tag

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

Example


<a href="http://www.great-workout.com/killer-ab-workout.cfm" target="_blank">Killer Ab Workout</a>

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
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
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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