How to Code a Hyperlink

Hyperlinks enable site visitors to access other Web pages with a click.

Hyperlinks are HTML codes that enable you to redirect site visitors to another site, or to a location within your site. You can also insert bookmarks or anchors into your Web pages. Hyperlinks are created with the HTML "<a>" element. Code your Web pages with hyperlinks to provide your site visitors with a helpful resource site, or to enable navigation within your site pages.

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Instructions

- 1
  
  Open your HTML document in a text or HTML editor.
- 2
  
  Type the beginning "<a>" tag and include the "href" attribute with the URL of your destination page as a value. Type the text that you want the visitor to see and insert the ending "</a>" tag.
  
  <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a>
  
  Use a target attribute of "_blank" to open the destination page in a new or blank window when redirecting your visitor to another site, so that your site will remain open as well.
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  Type the "name" attribute inside the "<a>" element to make a bookmark. For example, surround a document heading with "<a name="gotop">First Title</a>."
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  Type "<a href="gotop">Top</a>" to create a link that, when clicked, will take your user back to "gotop" position. This is useful for Web pages that scroll a long length.