HTML Links - Create Bookmarks
HTML links can be used to create bookmarks, so that readers can
jump to specific parts of a web page.
Create a Bookmark in HTML
Bookmarks can be useful if a web page is very long.
To create a bookmark - first create the bookmark, then add a link
to it.
When the link is clicked, the page will scroll down or up to the
location with the bookmark.
Example
First, use the id attribute to
create a bookmark:
<h2 id="C4">Chapter 4</h2>
Then, add a link to the bookmark ("Jump to Chapter 4"),
from within the same page:
Example
<a href="#C4">Jump to Chapter 4</a>
You can also add a link to a bookmark on another page:
<a href="html_demo.html#C4">Jump to Chapter 4</a>
Chapter Summary
- Use
the
idattribute (id="value") to define bookmarks in a page - Use the
hrefattribute (href="#value") to link to the bookmark
HTML Link Tags
|
Tag |
Description |
|
<a> |
Defines a hyperlink |
