HTML <a> tag represents internal or external hyperlinks.
Anchor tag is used to link from one web page to another web page internally or externally via “href” attribute – the most popular and important attribute of anchor tag. Hyperlinks will appears with underlined text in blue(for not visited or not clicked links) OR maroon(for visited or clicked links) color.
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Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few anchor tag attributes that are supported by <a> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| href | url | Represents link of the target web page or document |
| name | name | Represents the name of an anchor within web page |
| rel | alternate author bookmark help license nofollow noreferrer prefetch search tag |
Represents the relationship between current web page or linked web page |
| target | _blank _parent _self _top |
Represents where to open the linked web page or target URL > the target URL will open in a new window > the target URL will open in the parent frameset > the target URL will open in the same frame or window > the target URL will open in the top on same window |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <a> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <a> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <a> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <a> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse clicked on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
