Web Design - Web Authoring / Intermediate HTML: Hyperlinks Sections:  Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3 Section One:  Part A  |  Part B  |  Part C  |  Part D  |  Part E  |  Part F  |  Part G  |  Part H   |  Part I  |  Part J  |  Part K  |  Part L  |  Part M The Power of Hyperlinks Lets return to the question just asked: "What was it about HTML that made the internet more appealing/accessible to users?" The internet became more appealing and accessible to users when HTML provided users the ability to jump from page to page via hyperlinks. The <a></a> Anchor Tag The power of the hyperlink comes from the <a></a>, or anchor, tag. To clarify, the power of the hyperlink comes from the combination of the <a></a> tags and some helpful attributes. In fact, the <a></a> alone cannot create a hyperlink. In order for an <a></a> tag to become a hyperlink, an important, powerful attribute must be added to the opening <a> tag. That attribute is the href="" attribute, where "href" stands for hypertext reference. The href="" Attribute The href="" attribute is like other attributes in that it must have a value associated to it. The value of an href="" attribute can be several things, most notably: An absolute reference. A relative reference. An email address. Next © 2008 KCDL. All rights reserved.