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HTML a Tag

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The <a> tag defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another. The most important attribute of the <a> element is the href attribute, which indicates the link's destination. This attribute determines where the user is directed upon clicking the link.

HTML


 <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org//html/html-tutorial/">
	html tutorial
</a>

Syntax:

<a href = "link"> Link Name </a>

By default, links appear as follows in all browsers:

Unvisited links: Underlined and blue.
Visited links: Underlined and purple.
Active links: Underlined and red.

1. Opening Links in New Tab:

To open a link in a new browser Tab, add the target="_blank" attribute:

HTML


 <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/" target="_blank">GeeksforGeeks</a>

2. Linking to Email Addresses and Phone Numbers:

To link to an email address:

HTML


 <a href="mailto:example@xyz.com">Send email</a>

To link to a phone number:

HTML


 <a href="tel:+910000000">+910000000</a>

3. Creating Internal Page Anchors

To link to another section on the same page:

HTML


 <a href="#section1">Go to Section 1</a>

4. Executing JavaScript

To trigger JavaScript code:

HTML


 <a href="javascript:alert('Hello Geek');">Execute JavaScript</a>

Attributes:

Attributes

Description

charset

It specifies the character set. It is not supported by HTML 5.

download

It is used to specify the target link to download when the user clicks.

hreflang

It is used to specify the language of the linked document.

media

It is used to specify the linked media.

name

It is used to specify the anchor name. It is not supported by HTML 5 you can use the global id attribute instead.

rel

It is used to specify the relation between the current document and the linked document.

shape

It is used to specify the shape of the link. It is not supported by HTML 5.

type

It is used to specify the type of links.

target

It specifies the target link.

rev

It is used to specify the relation between the linked document and the current document. It is not supported by HTML 5.

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