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Some of the image formats supported by HTML are Joint Photographic Experts
Group (JPEG), Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) and Portable Network
Graphics (PNG).
LINKING WEB PAGES
A website is a collection of web pages which are interlinked with each other and contains related
information. These web pages are linked with the help of a feature of HTML called hyperlink.
A hyperlink is generally an underlined text which takes you to another web page when clicked.
Generally, hyperlinks are seen in blue colour. Images can also be used as hyperlink. When mouse
is hovered over it, the mouse pointer changes to hand shape. When a hyperlink is clicked, its
colour changes to purple.
HTML5 allows us to create two types of linking which are:
✶ Interlinking: The process of linking a particular section of the same web page is called
interlinking. In this case, the hyperlink and the linked section appears on the same web page.
Hence, interlinking is also known as internal linking.
✶ Intralinking: The process of linking a web page to another web page of the same website or
another website is called intralinking. It is also known as external linking.
Anchor Tag
Anchor tag is used for creating hyperlinks in HTML web pages. It is a container tag and used as
<A> Hyperlink Text </A>. Where, Hyperlink Text is a text or an image.
The <A> tag has the following attributes:
✶ HREF: HREF stands for Hypertext Reference. It takes the URL of the web page which we
want to link when we create external linking.
✶ TARGET: This attribute is used to specify the place in which the linked web page will open. It
takes any one 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 current window or tab.
_top: Opens the linked web page in the window that is on top in all the windows.
External web pages can be linked using 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>
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