File Paths
A file path describes the location of a file in a web site’s folder structure. They are used to link to external files, like:
- Websites
- Images
- Videos
- MP3 files
- Style sheets
- JavaScript code
Absolute File Paths
URL paths in HTML can be absolute paths, like a full URL, for example:
https://codecademy.com/resources/docs
<a href="https://www.codecademy.com/resources/docs">The URL for this anchor element is an absolute file path.</a>
Relative File Paths
Relative file path are paths that links to a local file in the same folder or on the same server, for example:
- ./about.html
- ./style.css
- ./images/logo.png
Relative file paths begin with ./
followed by a path to the local file. ./
tells the browser to look for the file path from the current folder.
<a href="./about.html">The URL for this anchor element is a relative file path.</a>
Link to a Specific Part of the Page
The anchor element <a>
can create hyperlinks to different parts of the same HTML document using the href
attribute to point to the desired location with #
followed by the id
of the element to link to.
<div><p id="id-of-element-to-link-to">A different part of the page!</p></div><!-- Later in the page ---><a href="#id-of-element-to-link-to">Take me to a different part of the page</a>
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