HTML 5 <a> Tag
The HTML <a> tag is used for creating a hyperlink to another web page.
You can use the target attribute to specify whether to open the web page in a new browser window or not.
You can also use this tag to link an image.
Example
Modify the code below, then click "Update". See below for attributes.
Attributes
HTML tags can contain one or more attributes. Attributes are added to a tag to provide the browser with more information about how the tag should appear or behave. Attributes consist of a name and a value separated by an equals (=) sign, with the value surrounded by double quotes. Here's an example, style="color:black;".
There are 3 kinds of attributes that you can add to your HTML tags: Element-specific, global, and event handler content attributes.
The attributes that you can add to this tag are listed below.
Element-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to this tag/element.
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| href | Specifies the URL of a page that the link goes to. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| target | Specifies the target frame to load the page into. Only to be used when the href attribute is present.
Possible values:
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| ping | Gives the URLs to be notified if the user follows the hyperlink. Only to be used when the href attribute is present.
Value: [The value must be a space separated list of one or more valid URLs.] |
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| rel | Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI. Only to be used when the href attribute is present. Multiple values can be provided, separated by a space.
Possible values:
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| media | Specifies which media the target URL uses. Only to be used when the href attribute is present.
Value: [The value must be a valid media query. The default value is |
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| hreflang | Language code of the destination URL. Only to be used when the href attribute is present. |
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| type | Specifies the MIME type of the linked resource. Only to be used when the href attribute is present. |
Global Attributes
The following attributes are standard across all HTML 5 tags.
| accesskey | hidden | itemtype |
| class | id | lang |
| contenteditable | inert | spellcheck |
| contextmenu | itemid | style |
| dir | itemprop | tabindex |
| draggable | itemref | title |
| dropzone | itemscope | translate |
For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 global attributes.
Event Handler Content Attributes
Event handler content attributes enable you to invoke a script from within your HTML. The script is invoked when a certain "event" occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event.
Here are the standard HTML 5 event handler content attributes.
| onabort | onerror* | onmousewheel |
| onblur* | onfocus* | onpause |
| oncanplay | onformchange | onplay |
| oncanplaythrough | onforminput | onplaying |
| onchange | oninput | onprogress |
| onclick | oninvalid | onratechange |
| oncontextmenu | onkeydown | onreadystatechange |
| ondblclick | onkeypress | onscroll |
| ondrag | onkeyup | onseeked |
| ondragend | onload* | onseeking |
| ondragenter | onloadeddata | onselect |
| ondragleave | onloadedmetadata | onshow |
| ondragover | onloadstart | onstalled |
| ondragstart | onmousedown | onsubmit |
| ondrop | onmousemove | onsuspend |
| ondurationchange | onmouseout | ontimeupdate |
| onemptied | onmouseover | onvolumechange |
| onended | onmouseup | onwaiting |
For a full explanation of these attributes, see HTML 5 event handler content attributes.