HTML Pocket Reference

Name

<a> — NN: 2, 3, 4 &bull; MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 &bull; HTML 4 &bull; WebTV &bull; Opera3

Synopsis

<a>...</a>

Defines an anchor within the document. An anchor is used to link to another document. It can also serve to label a fragment of a document (also called a named anchor), which is used as a reference for linking to a specific point in an HTML document.

Attributes

href=url

Specifies the URL of the target destination.

method=value

Specifies a list of names, each representing a particular document-processing method, usually an application name. It is browser-dependent and is rarely used in practice.

name=text

Identifies and names a portion of the document (called a “fragment”). The fragment can be referenced within a URL, preceded by the hash (#) symbol. See the following Section .

rel=next|prev|head|toc|parent|child|index|glossary

Not supported by Navigator or Opera. Establishes a relationship between the current document and the target document.

rev=relationship

Not supported by Navigator or Opera. Specifies the relationship from the target back to the source (the opposite of the rel attribute). The relationship options are the same as for the rel attribute.

title=text

Specifies a title for the target document.

target=name|_blank|_self|_parent|_top

Not supported by WebTV or Internet Explorer 2.0 and earlier. Specifies the name of the window or frame in which the target document should be displayed. The standard target names work as follows:

_blank

Opens a new, unnamed browser window.

_self

Loads the ...