`HTML A Href Attribute: A Quick And Simple Guide`

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Attribute of: How To Use a (For Creating Hyperlinks) In HTML
What does HTML A Href Attribute: A Quick And Simple Guide do?: Specifies the linked document, resource, or location.

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Code Example

<a href="https://html.com/attributes/a-href/">Learn about the a href attribute</a>

The URL may be:

Fully Qualified (include a protocol): https://html.com; https://html.com
URL with a relative (unspecified) protocol: //html.com
Browser-specific protocol: chrome://settings/
Relative to the current page: next
Relative to the current domain: /; /wp-content/uploads/flamingo.jpg

Value Name	Notes
url	The URL (URI) of the linked resource.

Attribute name	Values	Notes
hreflang		Specifies the language of the linked resource.
download		Directs the browser to download the linked resource rather than opening it.
target	_blank _parent _self _top frame name	Specifies the context in which the linked resource will open.
title	text	Defines the title of a link, which appears to the user as a tooltip.
href	url	Specifies the linked document, resource, or location.
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