Creating a Hyperlink or Anchor (<a>)
The <a> element creates a hyperlink (use the href attribute) or anchor (use the id or the deprecated name attribute for browsers that need to use name, such as Netscape). This element is supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Frameset, and XHTML 1.1. Here are this element's attributes:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| accesskey | Assigns a keyboard access key to the hyperlink. (XHTML 1.0 Strict, XHTML 1.0 Transitional.) |
| charset | Indicates the character encoding of the hyperlink's target. Set this to an RFC (Request for Comments) 2045 language character set string. The default value is ISO-8859-1. |
| class | Gives the style class of the element. |
| coords | Sets the coordinate values (in pixels) appropriate to the ... |
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