How to Insert an Email Address With HTML

HTML is a basic Internet programming language which, when published, translates into simpler visual interfaces, such as hyperlinks, images and different text styles. If you want your visitors to be able to create a new email messages addressed to a specific email address with a single click, do so by inserting a simple HTML code into your website, blog post or other online publication.

Instructions

1. Paste the following code into the Web document into which you want to insert a clickable link to the email address: <a href="mailto:emailaddress">Text</a>

2. Copy the email address to which you want to link, if it's not one you know by heart. To copy the address, select and right-click it and click "Copy" -- or, if it's linked somewhere, right-click it and click "Copy Link Address."

3. Replace the "emailaddress" text within your HTML code with the actual email address. For example, if you wish to link your visitors to "[e-mail]," do so as follows: <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Text</a>

4. Insert any special text you want to display over the link by replacing the word "Text" with a message of your choice. For example, to direct users to click the link to send an email, use something like: <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Click here to email me!</a>

References

• University of Nebraska: MailTo Syntax