Learn How to Create Links & Anchors in HTML

Add navigation and interactivity to your web pages with links.

What Are Links in HTML?

Links (or anchors) are the way users navigate between pages or access external content.

• <a> Anchor tag for links
• href Attribute defining the URL or target location

Linking to External Websites

• Use absolute URLs for external websites
• target="_blank" opens the link in a new tab

Linking Within Your Own Website

• Use relative URLs for internal pages
• Helps organize multi-page websites efficiently

Anchors for Page Sections

You can create jump links within a page:

id attribute identifies the target section

Linking Emails, Phone Numbers & Files

The <a> tag defines a hyperlink that can link to another page, open an email, make a phone call, or download a file.

Phone:

Download Files:

Styling Links

Links can be styled with CSS

Improves visibility and user experience