A hypertext link is clickable text that takes a visitor to another page, section, or web resource. In HTML, the <a> element creates the link, while its href attribute holds the destination address, often called a URL. section 6.2.1
Choose the href value according to where the destination is located:
- Link to a page in the same directory by naming its file, such as about.html. section 6.2.1
- Include the directory path when the destination is elsewhere, such as /faq/index.html for a root-level directory. section 6.2.1
- Link to an external page with its full address, such as a Wikipedia URL. section 6.2.1
A link to an About page
Use <a href="about.html">About</a>. The visible word is About, and activating it navigates to about.html. A collection of similar links can form a navigation bar for the site's main pages. section 6.2.1 section 6.6
<a href="about.html">About</a>
Inspect the compact HTML pattern for a same-directory link, then adapt its visible text and href destination. section 6.2.1
