HTML Links

Question 1

HTML Links - Hyperlinks

Answer 1

HTML links are hyperlinks.

You can click on a link and jump to another document.

When you move the mouse over a link, the mouse arrow will turn into a little hand.

Question 2

Link Syntax- <a></a>

Answer 2

The HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink. It has the following syntax:</a>

<a>link text</a>
The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link’s destination.</a>

The link text is the part that will be visible to the reader.

Clicking on the link text, will send the reader to the specified URL address.

Question 3

Link will appear-

Answer 3

By default, links will appear as follows in all browsers:

An unvisited link is underlined and blue
A visited link is underlined and purple
An active link is underlined and red

Question 4

The target attribute

Answer 4

By default, the linked page will be displayed in the current browser window. To change this, you must specify another target for the link.

The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.

The target attribute can have one of the following values:

_self - Default. Opens the document in the same window/tab as it was clicked
_blank - Opens the document in a new window or tab
_parent - Opens the document in the parent frame
_top - Opens the document in the full body of the window

Question 5

Absolute URL vs Relative URL

Answer 5

Both examples above are using an absolute URL (a full web address) in the href attribute.

A local link (a link to a page within the same website) is specified with a relative URL (without the “https://www” part):

Question 6

Image as a Link

Answer 6

To use an image as a link, just put the <img></img> tag inside the <a> tag:</a>

Question 7

Link to an Email Address

Answer 7

Use mailto: inside the href attribute to create a link that opens the user’s email program (to let them send a new email):

Question 8

Button as a Link

Answer 8

To use an HTML button as a link, you have to add some JavaScript code.

JavaScript allows you to specify what happens at certain events, such as a click of a button:

<button>HTML Tutorial</button>

Question 9

Link Titles

Answer 9

The title attribute specifies extra information about an element. The information is most often shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over the element.

Question 10

HTML Link Colors

Answer 10

ou can change the link state colors, by using CSS:

Question 11

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Answer 11

Here, an unvisited link will be green with no underline. A visited link will be pink with no underline. An active link will be yellow and underlined. In addition, when mousing over a link (a:hover) it will become red and underlined:

<style>

a:link {
  color: green;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
  color: pink;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: red;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

a:active {
  color: yellow;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

</style>

Question 12

A link can also be styled as a button, by using CSS:

Answer 12

<style>

a:link, a:visited {
  background-color: #f44336;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 25px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
}

a:hover, a:active {
  background-color: red;
}

</style>

Question 13

Create a Bookmark in HTML

Answer 13

Bookmarks can be useful if a web page is very long.

To create a bookmark - first create the bookmark, then add a link to it.

When the link is clicked, the page will scroll down or up to the location with the bookmark.

First, use the id attribute to create a bookmark:

<h2>Chapter 4</h2>

Then, add a link to the bookmark (“Jump to Chapter 4”), from within the same page:

Example
<a>Jump to Chapter 4</a>

You can also add a link to a bookmark on another page:

<a>Jump to Chapter 4</a>