How to Build a Hyperlink
Learning how to properly build a hyperlink is a basic aspect of learning HTML. A hyperlink is a string of text that creates a Web link. When a website user clicks on the link, he will be directed to the sited attached to the hyperlink. If you are not building the hyperlink in an online website editor directly, use a plain text program, such as Notepad. An advanced word processor like Microsoft Word may not produce the proper formatting, which could result in a non-functioning hyperlink.
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Instructions
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Type the opening tag to build the hyperlink:
<a href=
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Add the URL of the page you want to build a link to. Enclose it in quotation marks and follow it with the second tag.
<a href="http://www.congress.gov">
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Type the text you want to appear as they link. Use proper spacing and capitalization -- the text will appear exactly as you write it.
<a href="http://www.congress.gov>Sample hyperlink text
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Type the closing tag to finish building the hyperlink.
<a href="http://www.congress.gov>Sample hyperlink text</a>
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