HTML Links

        A link is the "address" to a document (or a resource) on the web. Hyperlinks, Anchors, and Links In web terms, a hyperlink is a reference (an address) to a resource on the web. Hyperlinks can point to any resource on the web: an HTML page, an image, a sound file, a movie, etc. An anchor is a term used to define a hyperlink destination inside a document. The HTML anchor element , is used to define both hyperlinks and anchors. We will use the term HTML link when the element points to a resource, and the term HTML anchor when the elements defines an address inside a document.. An HTML Link Link syntax:  Link text The start tag contains attributes about the link. The element content (Link text) defines the part to be displayed. Note: The element content don't have to be a text. You can link from an image or any other HTML element. The href Attribute The href attribute defines the link "address". This element defines a link to W3Schools: Visit W3Schools! The code above will display like this in a browser: Visit W3Schools! The target Attribute The target attribute defines where the linked document will be opened. The code below will open the document in a new browser window: Visit W3Schools! Try it yourself The name Attribute When the name attribute is used, the element defines a named anchor inside a HTML document. Named anchor are not displayed in any special way. They are invisible to the reader. Named anchor syntax: Any content The link syntax to a named anchor:  Any content The # in the href attribute defines a link to a named anchor. Example: A named anchor inside an HTML document: Useful Tips Section A link to the Useful Tips Section from the same document:  Jump to the Useful Tips Section A link to the Useful Tips Section from another document: Jump to the Useful Tips Section   Basic Notes - Useful Tips Always add a trailing slash to subfolder references. If you link like this: href="http://www.w3schools.com/html", you will generate two HTTP requests to the server, because the server will add a slash to the address and create a new request like this: href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/" Named anchors are often used to create "table of contents" at the beginning of a large document. Each chapter within the document is given a named anchor, and links to each of these anchors are put at the top of the document. If a browser cannot find a named anchor that  has been specified, it goes to the top of the document. No error occurs.  Link Tags Tag Description Defines an anchor