HTML Links
What are HTML Links?
HTML links are hyperlinks. You can click on a link and jump to another document. Links are created using the <a> tag.
Basic Link
The href attribute specifies the destination of the link:
Example
<a href="https://www.example.com">Visit Example</a>Link Target
Use the target attribute to specify where to open the linked document:
Example
<a href="https://www.example.com" target="_blank">Open in new tab</a>
<a href="page.html" target="_self">Open in same window</a>Link Types
External Links
Example
<a href="https://www.google.com">Google</a>Internal Links
Example
<a href="about.html">About Us</a>
<a href="/contact.html">Contact</a>Email Links
Example
<a href="mailto:info@example.com">Send Email</a>Phone Links
Example
<a href="tel:+1234567890">Call Us</a>Anchor Links
Links can point to specific sections on the same page:
Example
<a href="#section1">Go to Section 1</a>
<h2 id="section1">Section 1</h2>Link Styling
Links have different states that can be styled with CSS:
a:link- Normal, unvisited linka:visited- Visited linka:hover- Link when mouse hovers over ita:active- Link the moment it is clicked