Href
The href attribute of an HTML anchor specifies the destination resource, URL, or fragment of a hyperlink.
WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites
The href attribute specifies the destination URL or document location of an HTML hyperlink.
- How it is used
- Directs hyperlinks to pages or named locations within pages.
- How deep it goes
- Explains href syntax through link-building steps and a cross-page fragment example, without broader HTML internals.
- Examples
- Uses Mexican and Thai recipe pages to link to a specific paragraph named mextarget.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via WordPress to create and test page links and links to named page locations.
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Web Design Playground, Second Edition
The href attribute is an HTML attribute that specifies the destination address of a hypertext link.
- How it is used
- Uses href on anchor elements to route clicks to local files, remote URLs, or locations within the same page.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the attribute, demonstrates syntax and address types, and notes case sensitivity; defers complex directory paths and anchor details.
- Examples
- Shows wordplay.html, a webdesignplayground.io URL, and links to “scofflaw” and “Frankenfood.”
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTML to make clickable text open a local file, remote URL, or same-page target.
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Web Design Playground
An HTML attribute on an anchor element that specifies the destination resource of a hyperlink.
- How it is used
- Uses href to specify the resource opened when a reader activates an anchor link.
- How deep it goes
- Explains attribute syntax and local or remote destinations with examples, while deferring multiple directories and same-page anchors.
- Examples
- Demonstrates links to wordplay.html and http://wordspy.com/index.php, including clickable descriptive text.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via HTML by building links to local files or remote URLs with descriptive clickable text.
Related concepts
- anchor elementused by · An anchor element is an HTML element that represents a hyperlink or navigation target, typically linking content to another resource or location.
- attributekind of · An attribute is a named property, value, or piece of information associated with an entity, object, or program element.
- hypertext linkused by · A hypertext link is a reference embedded in digital content that enables navigation to another resource or location.
- link elementpart of · The HTML link element declares a relationship between a document and an external resource or resource metadata.
- uriuses · A URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is a standardized character sequence that identifies an abstract or physical resource.
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