Something which is most necessary to be added to the Wiki is an HTML Tag Reference. To this end, I have decided to start a series going through the tags from A-Z. Within a few days of each post I will then update the Wiki with the new information. Today I will start with the Anchor Tag.

The Anchor Tag

a - The Anchor tag, which is most commonly associated with hyperlinks.

 

• charset - This attribute specifies the character encoding of the target URL.
  Values:
  • See the IANA Character Sets for these values.

 

• coords - This attribute specifies the coordinates that define a linked region in an image map.
  Values:
  • If the image map is a circle - Enter three coordinates: center-x-axis,center-y-axis,radius
  • If the image map is a polygon - Enter the X/Y coordinates of each corner: x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3,x4,y4…
  • If the image map is a rectangle - Enter the X/Y coordinates of each of the four corners: left(x1),top(y1),right(x2),bottom(y2)

 

• href - This attribute specifies the target URL.
  Values:
  • Absolute URLs - Example: webmastersedge.net - Navigates to a new site.
  • Anchor URLs - Example: index.html - Navigates to another page.
  • Relative URLs - Example: #top - Navigates to an anchor within the page.

 

• hreflang - This attribute specifies the target URL’s written language with a two letter language code.
  Values:
  • See the IANA Language Subtag Registry Search for these values.

 

• name - This attribute names an anchor. While this is widely being replaced with the id attribute, it can be used to set an anchor point which can specify a spot on the page to be “jumped to” by using another hyperlink.
  Values:
  • Can have any value that starts with a letter and only contains: a-z , A-Z , 0-9 , colons , hyphens , periods , underscores

 

• rel - This attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL.
  Values:
  • alternate - Suggests that the target URL is an alternate version or mirror of the current page.
  • appendix - Suggests that the target URL is an appendix.
  • bookmark - Suggests that the target URL is a related page.
  • chapter - Suggests that the target URL is a chapter of a series of pages.
  • contents - Suggests that the target URL is a table of contents for the current page.
  • copyright - Suggests that the target URL is a page containing copyright information.
  • glossary - Suggests that the target URL is a glossary of terms used in the current page.
  • help - Suggests that the target URL is a help document.
  • index - Suggests that the target URL is an index of the current page.
  • next - Suggests that the target URL is the next page in the current series.
  • prev - Suggests that the target URL is the previous page in the current series.
  • section - Suggests that the target URL is a section of a series of pages.
  • start - Suggests that the target URL is the first page in a series.
  • stylesheet - Suggests that the target URL is an external stylesheet for the current page.
  • subsection - Suggests that the target URL is a subsection of the current series.

 

• rev - This attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL.
  Values:
  • alternate - Suggests that the target URL is an alternate version or mirror of the current page.
  • appendix - Suggests that the target URL is an appendix.
  • bookmark - Suggests that the target URL is a related page.
  • chapter - Suggests that the target URL is a chapter of a series of pages.
  • contents - Suggests that the target URL is a table of contents for the current page.
  • copyright - Suggests that the target URL is a page containing copyright information.
  • glossary - Suggests that the target URL is a glossary of terms used in the current page.
  • help - Suggests that the target URL is a help document.
  • index - Suggests that the target URL is an index of the current page.
  • next - Suggests that the target URL is the next page in the current series.
  • prev - Suggests that the target URL is the previous page in the current series.
  • section - Suggests that the target URL is a section of a series of pages.
  • start - Suggests that the target URL is the first page in a series.
  • stylesheet - Suggests that the target URL is an external stylesheet for the current page.
  • subsection - Suggests that the target URL is a subsection of the current series.

 

• shape - This attribute defines the shape of an image map.
  Values:
  • circ - Defines a circular region of an image map.
  • circle - Defines a circular region of an image map.
  • default - Defines the entire area an image map.
  • poly - Defines a polygonal region of an image map.
  • polygon - Defines a polygonal region of an image map.
  • rect - Defines a rectangular region of an image map.
  • rectangle - Defines a rectangular region of an image map.

 

• target - This attribute specifies where to open the target URL.
  Values:
  • _blank - Sets the target URL to open in a new window.
  • _parent - Sets the target URL to open in the parent frameset.
  • _self - Sets the target URL to open in the same frame as the link.
  • _top - Sets the target URL to open in current window.
  • wildcard - You can enter the name of a frame in order for the URL to open in that specified frame.

 

• type - This attribute specifies the MIME type of the target URL.
  Values:
  • See the IANA Registered MIME Types for these values.

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