HTML Links are an essential element of web development. They are used to create clickable links that connect web pages, documents, images, and other resources. In technical terms, an HTML link is an anchor element with the href attribute that specifies the target URL.
Syntax:
<a href="https://www.example.com">Link Text</a>
The text inside the "Link Text" will be underlined and clickable. By default, the link will open in the same window or tab where the user clicked on it. However, you can use the target attribute to change this behavior.
Syntax:
<a href="https://www.example.com" target="_blank">Link Text</a>
In this case, the link will open in a new window or tab.
The anchor tag () is an HTML element used for creating links to other web pages, documents, images, and other resources. It has several attributes such as href (the destination URL), target (the window/tab where the link will open), and rel (relationship between the current document and the linked resource).
The href attribute is used to specify the destination URL of an HTML link. It stands for "hypertext reference". The value of this attribute can be a relative or absolute URL, a fragment identifier (#section), or a mailto: link for sending emails.
The target attribute is used to specify where the linked resource will be opened when clicked by a user. The possible values are _self (default - same window/tab), _blank (new window/tab), _parent (parent frame), or _top (top-level frame). You can also use custom window names like target="myWindow".
The link rel attribute is used to define the relationship between the current document and the linked resource. It is commonly used for linking stylesheets (rel="stylesheet"), icons (rel="icon"), and alternate versions of the page (rel="alternate"). Other values of this attribute include prefetch, preconnect, dns-prefetch, pingback, and canonical.
URL structure refers to the way URLs are constructed on a website. It can affect the user experience, search engine optimization, and web development efficiency. A good URL structure should be descriptive, concise, hierarchical, and consistent. Examples of URL structures are domain.com/category/page.html, domain.com/year/month/post-title/, and domain.com/product-name.
You can use the target="_blank" attribute inside the anchor tag to make a link open in a new tab or window. For example:
<a href="https://www.example.com" target="_blank">Visit Example</a>
