HTML 4 a Tag
Also see HTML5 <a> Tag.
This page contains information about the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <a> Tag.
The HTML a tag is used for creating a hyperlink to either another document, or somewhere within the current document.
You can use the a tag to link text or images. To link an image, simply nest your img tag inside the a tag.
Example
Attributes
| Attributes specific to this tag: | |
|---|---|
| Attribute | Description |
| name | Marks an area of the page that a link jumps to. |
| href | Specifies the URL of a page or the name of the anchor that the link goes to. |
| hreflang | Language code of the destination URL |
| type | The type of content at the link destination |
| rel | Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI.
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| rev | Describes a reverse between the destination URI and the current document. Possible values:
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| charset | Defines the character encoding of the linked document. |
| Other Attributes: | |
| Attribute | Description |
| shape | Image map shape |
| coords | Image map coordinates |
| target | Specifies the target frame to load the page into. Possible values:
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| accesskey | Access keys (or shortcut keys) |
| dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
| class | Document wide identifier. |
| id | Document wide identifier |
| lang | Language code |
| tabindex | Helps determine the tabbing order (when the user 'tabs' through the elements on the page). |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Inline style (CSS) |
| onfocus | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onblur | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
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HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5, which is the next version of HTML after HTML 4.01.
See HTML5 <a> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
Also see this list of HTML 5 tags for the latest version of HTML.