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# a
Creates a link to a URL: a web page, a section within a page, an email address... Also called the anchor element, where the a comes from.
Example: Copy
href
Defines the target of the link.
Required.
"https://htmlreference.io"
You can pass an absolute URL.
"/element/div"
You can pass a URL relative to the root domain.
"#footer"
You can target an element within the same page. Here, we target the element <div id="footer">
"mailto:[email protected]"
You can use the mailto protocol. Clicking the link will open the user's email client.
target
Defines in which tab or window the clicked link will show up.
"_blank"
Opens in a new browsing context, which is usually a new tab.
"_self"
Opens in the current tab.
"_parent"
Opens in the parent browsing context, or _self is there is none.
"_top"
Opens in the top browsing context, or _self is there is none.
rel
Defines how the link target relates to the current web page.
"nofollow"
The target is not related. Used for external websites usually.