HTML href Attribute
Definition and Usage
For <a> and <area> elements, the href attribute specifies the URL of the page the link goes to.
For <base> elements, the href attribute specifies the base URL for all relative URLs on a page.
For <link> elements, the href attribute specifies the location (URL) of the external resource (most often a style sheet file).
Applies to
The href attribute can be used on the following elements:
| Elements | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <a> | href |
| <area> | href |
| <base> | href |
| <link> | href |
Examples
A Example
The href attribute specifies the link's destination:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools</a>
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Area Example
An image-map, with clickable areas:
<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
alt="Planets"
usemap="#planetmap">
<map
name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>
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Base Example
Specify a base URL for all relative URLs on a page:
<head>
<base href="https://www.w3schools.com/images/">
</head>
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Link Example
Link to an external stylesheet:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
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Browser Support
The href attribute has the following browser support for each element:
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| base | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
