The A Tag

HTML has the ability to create links to other documents from within the current document. This is done using the <A> tag. The <A> tag is also known as an "Anchor". The <A> tag has two attributes, NAME and HREF. One is a source, and the other is a destination.

The <A> tag uses one of the following formats:

<A NAME="anchor name"></A>
<A HREF="#anchor name">text of link</A>
<A HREF="URL"></A>
<A HREF="URL#anchor name">text of link</A>

Where:

NAME is the name of the anchor. When no name and no # is given, the link takes you to the top of the page.
HREF is the reference which defines the relationship and service between this document and the link.
the text of link is any text you wish to include which will become HyperText.
URL is the Uniform Resource Locator of the document you to go to when the link has been selected.

How does the URL work?