With HTML, an anchor or hyperlink anchor is an area in hypertext containing the source or destination to a different address or other information. In HTML, an anchor begins with and ends with , as shown in the breakdown of an HTML tag.
Working example of a hyperlink anchor
The example code below is an anchor that links to the Computer Hope web page, with the anchor being Computer Hope.
- Working example of a hyperlink anchor.
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- Working example of a named anchor.
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When inserted in a web page, the code would generate the example below. In the example, “Computer Hope” is the anchor text in the anchor.
Computer Hope
Named anchor
Alternatively called a bookmark, in-page link, and jump link, a named anchor is an anchor that links to a location on a page. For example, “#top” is a named anchor that allows the reader to return to the top of the page. For example, a visitor at the bottom of a page could click a link to scroll to the top.
Named anchors are comprised of the HTML tag with the href attribute pointing to another tag with the name or id attribute. For example, in our #top example, the anchor tag looks like the code shown below.
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Working example of a named anchor
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