The a tag
The a tag creates a link to another page on your own or someone else's site. The link address should be written in the href attribute. Links are underlined by default. You can cancel the underlining using the CSS property text-decoration.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
href |
The address of the page the link refers to.
Required attribute. |
target |
Tells the link which tab to open in: a new one, the current one, or a frame.
Optional attribute. |
Values of the target attribute
| Meaning | Description |
|---|---|
_blank |
The page will open in a new browser tab. |
_self |
The page will open in the current browser tab. |
_parent |
The page will open in the parent frame. |
_top |
Discards all frames and loads the page in a full browser window. |
Default value: _self.
Example
Let's make a link that will lead
to the main page of the site google.com.
It will open in a new browser tab,
because we will set the attribute target
to the value _blank:
<a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">google.com</a>
:
See also
-
pseudo-class
link,
which sets the style for an unvisited link -
pseudo-class
visited,
which sets the style for a visited link -
pseudo-class
hover,
which sets the style for a hover link -
pseudo-class
active,
which sets the style of the link in activation -
pseudo-class
focus,
which sets the style of the link in focus
