HTML 4 a Tag
Also see HTML5 <a>
Tag.
This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <a>
Tag.
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
Attributes
Attributes specific to this tag: | |
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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.
|
rev | Describes a reverse between the destination URI and the current document. Possible values:
|
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:
|
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) |
Preview
HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.
See HTML5 <a>
Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.