Links

The <a> tag with an href attribute creates a clickable link to another page, a section of the current page (#id), or an external site.

Example

<p><a href="https://example.com">External link</a></p>
<p><a href="/about">Internal link</a></p>
<p><a href="#section2">Jump to the section below</a></p>

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Task

Add a link to any real site, plus another link that opens it in a new tab (target="_blank" with rel="noopener").

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The <a> tag

The href, target, rel, and download attributes of the <a> tag, with examples.

The href attribute

The href attribute of a and link elements: the URL a link or resource points to.

The target attribute

The target attribute of a and form: which browsing context (tab/frame) to open the result in.