HTML <a>

The <a> element, also known as the “anchor” element, creates a link to another page or to a location in the current page. It can also be used to link to email addresses, phone numbers, and files.

Syntax

<a href="url">Displayed Text</a>

The following attributes are commonly used in the <a> element:

• href, which represents the URL that the link points to.
• target, which represents where to open and display the URL stored in the href.
• rel, which describes the link type of for the element (e.g., using "noopener" and "noreferrer" when adding browser safeguards to links).

Example

The following example shows a list of links that utilize the <a> element:

<ul>
  <!-- External Link -->
  <li>
    <a href="https://codecademy.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"
      >Codecademy</a
    >
  </li>

  <!-- Internal Link -->
  <li><a href="#about-us">About Us</a></li>

  <!-- Image Link -->
  <li>
    <a href="http://www.codecademy.com">
      <img
        src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Codecademy/docs/main/media/cc_logo.png"
    /></a>
  </li>

  <!-- Email and Phone Links -->
  <li><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li>

  <li><a href="tel:234-555-1212">234-555-1212</a></li>
</ul>

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The rendered output would look like this: