What is an HTML link?

Example :

 <a href="index.htm">WebsiteGear.com Home</a>

Creating an HTML link.

1. Start the anchor with <a (include a space after the a).


2. Specify the document you're linking to by entering the attribute href="filename"
   followed by a closing right angle bracket (>)


3. Enter the text that will serve as the hypertext link in the current document.


4. Add the ending anchor tag: </a>.

Some commonly used <a> attributes

1. 
   

   href :

   
   This attribute specifies the location of a Web resource like another html web page.
   
   
   
   
   


2. 
   

   target :

   
   Vertical Alignment attribute - Aligns the element in vertical direction.
   
   Values - top | middle | baseline | bottom
   
   Some related elements - <th>, <td>, <tr>, <tbody>.
   
   
   
   


3. 
   

   name :

   
   Width attribute - Specifies the width of an element.
   
   Values - pixels | % of parent width
   
   Some related elements - <table>, <hr>, <iframe>, <img>,
   <td>, <th>.
   
   
   
   


4. 
   

   lang, dir :

   
   Height attribute - Specifies the height of an element.
   
   Values - pixels | % of parent height
   
   Some related elements - <table>, <hr>, <iframe>, <img>,
   <td>, <th>.
   
   
   
   


5. 
   

   id, class :

   
   Width attribute - Specifies the width of an element.
   
   Values - pixels | % of parent cell
   
   Some related elements - <table>, <hr>, <iframe>, <img>,
   <td>, <th>.