Hyperlinks
A hyperlink is a clickable link that takes the user to another webpage, file, email address or place on the same webpage.
The HTML tag used to create a hyperlink is the anchor tag:
<a href="destination">Clickable text</a>
- <a> is the anchor tag
- href stores the address of the destination
- Clickable text is the text the user selects
External hyperlinks
An external hyperlink takes the user to a different website.
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk">Visit BBC</a>
Internal hyperlinks
An internal hyperlink takes the user to another page in the same website.
<a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a>
Absolute and relative addresses
| Address type | Used for | Example |
| Absolute address | An absolute address includes the complete web address, including https://. It is normally used to link to another website. | https://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Relative address | A relative address links to a file or page within the same website. It does not include the full web address. |
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