HTML5 A Tag | HTML5 Code

The <a> tag defines an anchor.

Supported In HTML4: Yes

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences: In HTML 4.01, the <a> tag could be either a hyperlink or an anchor. This was determined by the href attribute. In HTML 5, the <a> tag is always a hyperlink, but if it has no href attribute, it is only a placeholder for a hyperlink. HTML 5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML 5.

Attributes

Title	Values	Description	HTML4 Support	HTML5 Support
charset	char_encoding		Yes	No
coords	coordinates		No	No
href	URL	The target URL of the link.	No	No
hreflang	language_code	Specifies the base language of the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
media	media query	Specifies what media/device the target URL is optimized for. Use only if the href attribute is present. Default value: all.	No	No
name	section_name		No	No
ping	URL	Space separated list of URL's that gets notified when a user follows the hyperlink. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
rel	alternate, archives, author, bookmark, contact, external, first, help, icon, index, last, license, next, nofollow, noreferrer, pingback, prefetch, prev, search, stylesheet, sidebar, tag, up	Specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No
rev	text		No	No
shape	default, rect, circle, poly		No	No
target	_blank, _parent, _self, _top	Where to open the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present. _blank - the target URL will open in a new window. _self - the target URL will open in the same document as it was clicked. _parent - the target URL will open in the parent document. _top - the target URL will open in the full body of the window.	No	No
type	mime_type	Specifies the MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type of the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present.	No	No

<a> Tag

Attributes

Standard Attributes

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