`How To Use a (For Creating Hyperlinks) In HTML`

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Element of: HTML Anchors: Here’s How To Create Links For Fast Navigation
What does How To Use a (For Creating Hyperlinks) In HTML do?: The <a> element, or anchor element, it used to create a hyperlink to another webpage or another location within the same webpage. The hyperlink created by an anchor element is applied to the text, image, or other HTML content nested between the opening and closing <a> tags.
Display: inline
Usage: textual

Code Example

<a href="https://html.com">Click here!</a>

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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		Specifies the context in which the linked resource will open.
title		Defines the title of a link, which appears to the user as a tooltip.
href		Specifies the linked document, resource, or location.
name		Depreciated - do not use.