Links in HTML

Jalaj SinghalJalaj Singhal
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  • HTML links are connections from one web resource to another. A link has two ends.

  • An anchor and a direction. The link starts at the “source” anchor and points to the “destination” anchor, which may be any Web resource such as an image, a video clip, a sound bite, a program, an HTML document, or an element within an HTML document.

  • You will find many websites or social media platforms (Like YouTube and Instagram) which link an image to a URL or a text to a URL, etc. This means that by using the ‘a’ tag, you can link one element of the code to another element that may or may not be in your code.

  • Links can be used to connect two different web pages, or they may the image from the device itself.

  • An external link is a type of hyperlink that directs users to a resource, such as a webpage, image, or document, located on a different website or domain.

  • INPUT:

  •       <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
          <title>Internal Link Example</title>
      </head>
      <body>
          <p>Click on the following link</p>
          <a href="https://jalajsinghal3.hashnode.dev/html-css">Jalaj hashnode</a>
      </body>
      </html>

  • OUTPUT:

  • An internal link is a type of hyperlink whose target or destination is a resource, such as an image or document, on the same website or domain.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Internal Link Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <p>
        <a href="./index2.html">
            GeeksforGeeks Contribute
        </a> <br>
        It is a link to the contribute
        page on GeeksforGeeks' website.
    </p>
</body>
</html>

  • Different types of links appear in different formats, such as:

    • An unvisited link appears underlined and blue in color by default.

    • A visited link appears underlined and purple in color by default.

    • An active link appears underlined and red in color by default.

  • We will do inline styling here.

  • INPUT:

  •       <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
          <style>
              a:link {
                  color: red;
                  background-color: transparent;
              }
              a:visited {
                  color: green;
                  background-color: transparent;
              }
              a:hover {
                  color: blue;
                  background-color: transparent;
              }
              a:active {
                  color: yellow;
                  background-color: transparent;
              }
          </style>
      </head>
      <body>
          <p>Changing the default colors of links</p>
          <p>Visited Link</p>
          <a href="https://jalajsinghal3.hashnode.dev/html-css">
              Haahnode
          </a>
          <p>Link</p>
          <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ jalaj-singhal-2a7574287">
              Linkedin
          </a>
          <p>hovering effect</p>
          <a href="https://github.com/jalaj-25">
              Github
          </a>
      </body>
      </html>

  • OUTPUT:

  • The target attribute is used to specify the location where the linked document is opened.

  • The various options that can be used in the target attribute are listed below in the table:

  • INPUT:

  •       <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
          <title>Target Attribute Example</title>
      </head>
      <body>
          <h3>Various options available in the Target Attribute</h3>
          <p>If you set the target attribute to "_blank",
              the link will open in a new browser window or tab.
          </p>
          <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org"target="_blank">
              GeeksforGeeks
          </a>
          <p>If you set the target attribute to "_self",
              the link will open in the same window or tab.
          </p>
          <a href="https://github.com/jalaj-25"target="_self">Githhub
          </a>

          <p>If you set the target attribute to "_top",
              the link will open in the full body of the window.
          </p>
          <a href="https://jalajsinghal3.hashnode.dev/html-css"target="_top">Hashnode
          </a>

          <p>If you set the target attribute to "_parent",
              the link will open in the parent frame.
          </p>
          <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ jalaj-singhal-2a7574287"target="_parent">Linkedin
          </a>
      </body>
      </html>

  • OUTPUT:

  • An image can be used to create a link to a specified URL.

  • When the viewer clicks on the link, it redirects them to another page.

  • INPUT:

  •   <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
  <body>
      <h3>Using Image as a link</h3>
      <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org">
          <img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.gJZXQTpDcaEeFzYnMV8bnQHaEc?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain"
              alt="Jalaj logo"
              style="width:80px;height:80px;border:0">
      </a>
  </body>
  </html>

  • OUTPUT:

Creating a Book Mark:

  • A bookmark is a link that can be used to jump to a specified portion of a webpage.

  • This is very useful if a webpage is quite long.

  • INPUT:

  •   <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
  <body>
      <p><a href="#T11">Jump to Topic 11</a></p>
      <p><a href="#T17">Jump to Topic 17</a></p>
      <p><a href="#T20">Jump to Topic 20</a></p>

      <h2>Topic 1</h2>
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      <h2>Topic 2</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Dolorem rerum ut voluptas? Magni nisi quibusdam labore a ex eius ea animi sint nihil. Laboriosam quos similique illo debitis dolorem cumque.</p>

      <h2>Topic 3</h2>
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      <h2>Topic 4</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Tempora, debitis laboriosam. Exercitationem accusamus quia distinctio dolorem odio in facere atque adipisci tempora delectus, excepturi inventore ut et, nobis asperiores non?</p>

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      <h2>Topic 6</h2>
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      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Debitis fugit veniam obcaecati. Nihil quisquam eius, tempore consectetur voluptatem animi possimus, quidem rerum blanditiis, delectus reprehenderit incidunt maxime debitis hic neque!</p>

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      <p>Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cupiditate, sit amet pariatur natus officia debitis, eligendi dolores ipsam ipsa eos quasi sint dolorum qui repudiandae quod sequi impedit? Vitae, hic.</p>

      <h2>Topic 9</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Eligendi beatae cupiditate nemo veritatis reprehenderit! Delectus earum ea accusamus non, saepe a unde obcaecati iure ex vero blanditiis ipsam! Officia, nemo!</p>

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      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Voluptates odio quo ab, quisquam nesciunt architecto porro aliquam culpa voluptas minus repudiandae itaque accusamus, commodi maiores est. Quam culpa accusamus ab.</p>

      <h2 id="T11">Topic 11</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Vitae totam ipsam illum cum accusantium, beatae tempora magnam et obcaecati, dolor ab ducimus quaerat. Maiores expedita possimus assumenda deserunt iure cumque?</p>

      <h2>Topic 12</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Hic recusandae corporis voluptate inventore dolorem eveniet, dignissimos quod illum sequi totam nihil ducimus ipsa itaque quo non in possimus esse quis.</p>

      <h2>Topic 13</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Possimus doloribus unde recusandae culpa laudantium eaque id? Nihil sunt qui ipsa vitae dolor, perspiciatis labore iste nulla impedit a quia ad.</p>

      <h2>Topic 14</h2>
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      <h2>Topic 15</h2>
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      <h2 id="T17">Topic 17</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Accusantium atque quas, distinctio facere, qui perferendis molestiae eum doloremque odit delectus aperiam quisquam deleniti saepe itaque eius at amet enim provident?</p>

      <h2>Topic 18</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Eveniet ad harum veritatis! Iusto provident, voluptatibus dolorem excepturi, perferendis dolores cumque consequatur, vero eius assumenda earum expedita nesciunt! Esse, nobis minima.</p>

      <h2>Topic 19</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Rerum, deserunt odit! Quasi distinctio reiciendis fugit reprehenderit sunt asperiores, ipsam soluta perferendis quae quis. Obcaecati voluptates tenetur deserunt fugiat, nobis consequatur.</p>

      <h2 id="T20">Topic 20</h2>
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. In aliquid quae autem voluptates, magnam minima, error rerum soluta porro cupiditate provident repellendus vitae excepturi sed. Atque aspernatur laboriosam voluptatum maxime.</p>
  </body>
  </html>

  • Showing the output is not easy with this code, but you can try it on VSCode to see the results.

  • A text link can be created to download a pdf, doc, or zip file.

  • INPUT:

  •   <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
  <h3>Creating a download link</h3>
  <body>
      <a href="GeeksforGeeks.pdf">
          Download PDF File
      </a>
  </body>
  </html>

  • For this, we need to take care of something while making it for our use, as follows:

    • Google Chrome 1 and above

    • Microsoft Edge 12 and above

    • Firefox 1 and above

    • Opera 2 and above

    • Safari 1 and above

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Jalaj Singhal
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👋 Greetings, Jalaj Singhal here! 🚀 I'm an enthusiastic blogger who enjoys delving into the world of technology and imparting my knowledge to the community. 📃 Having experience in HTML and CSS, I enjoy creating interesting and educational content that demystifies difficult ideas and gives readers the tools they need to advance their knowledge. 🌐 I try to contribute to the active tech community and encourage relevant discussions on Hash Node, where you can find my writings on the subject of web development. 💡 Together, let's connect and go out on this fascinating path of invention and learning!