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• Interlinking: The process of linking one web page to another web page, either within the
same website or to a different website. It involves creating hyperlinks that connect different
web page, facilitating navigation between related content and enhancing the website's overall
connectivity.
Anchor Tag
The Anchor tag is used for creating hyperlinks in HTML web pages. It is a container tag and is
used as <A> Hyperlink Text </A>. Hyperlink Text is a text or an image.
The <A> tag has the following attributes:
• HREF: This attribute stands for Hypertext Reference. It specifies the URL of the web page
which we want to link when creating external linking.
• TARGET: This attribute is used to specify, where the linked web page will open. It can take any
of the following four values:
§ _blank: Opens the linked web page in a new window or tab of the web browser.
§ _parent: Opens the linked web page in a parent window or tab of the web browser.
§ _self: Opens the linked web page in the current window or tab.
§ _top: Opens the linked web page in the topmost window among all windows.
External web pages can be linked using the HREF
attribute of the anchor tag. The HREF attribute takes
the URL of the web page in double quotes. The syntax
to create a hyperlink is:
<A HREF = "URL of Web Page" TARGET="_blank">
Link Text </A>
For example:
<A HREF = "About.html" target="_blank">
About Us </A>
The preceding code creates a link with the text "About Us". When we click on the "About Us" link,
the "About.html" web page will open in a blank tab or window.
First page of a website, also known as the Home page, contains various links to other web pages.
Let us take an example of a website of the ABC Public School on which we are using external
linking. The Home page of the website is as shown:
The Home page contains six hyperlinks: Admissions, Events, Sports, Activities, About Us and
Contact Us, which are created by using the <A> tag.
The code to create the Home.html web page is as follows:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Home Page </TITLE>
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