Explain links in HTML

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The link acts a pointer to some web page or some resource.
A web Site consists of multiple links; it allows building a relation among the web pages logically.
In HTML, this is achieved by anchor tag, <a>
Anchor tag has two main attributes, href and Target

href attribute:

The <a> defines the beginning of web link and </a> defines the end of web link.
The anchor tag consists of href attribute. This attribute specifies the target of the link.
For example, <a href=”www.google.com”>

target attribute:

This attribute helps in deciding the location to open a hyperlink
The location could be new window, same window, parent window and in full view
The various values of target attribute are:
- self: loads the page into current page.
- blank: loads the page into a new separate browser window
- parent: loads the page into the frame that is superior to the frame the residing hyperlink
- top: cancels all the frames, and loads in full browser window.

Example:

<html>

<head><title> HTML Links</title></head>

<body>

<a href=”www.kt280.com” target=”_blank”> Click here to visit Kt280</a>

</body>

</html>

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