Hyperlinks
Links are how webpages are connected on a website and throughout the internet. Links can be internal or external, and can their behavior can be modified depending on how they are created.
Internal Links
The following adds a hyperlink to a local file:
<a href="../index.html">Home Page</a>
which would result in:
Home PageExternal Links
The following adds a hyperlink to an external website:
<a href="https://www.google.com/">Google</a>
which would result in:
GoogleThe target Attribute
This attribute is used to determine where to open a link.
- _blank - Opens in a new window/tab
- _self - Opens in the same window/tab
- _parent - Opens in the parent frame
- _top - Opens in a full window (Good for breaking out of a framed window)
<a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a>
which would result in:
Google