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What Does an Anchor Do in Wix?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 12:58 am

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Anchors are one of the most important elements of HTML, and are essential for creating links within your website. Without anchors, it would be impossible to link to specific parts of your site, or to other websites.

Anchors are created using the tag, which stands for “anchor”. The tag is used to create a link to another part of the same document, or to another website. The tag has two important attributes: href and Target.

The href attribute is used to specify the URL of the page that you want to link to. The Target attribute is used to specify where the linked page will be opened. There are four possible values for the Target attribute:

  • _blank – Opens the linked page in a new window or tab
  • _self – Opens the linked page in the same window or tab (this is the default value)
  • _parent – Opens the linked page in the parent frame
  • _top – Opens the linked page in the full body of the window

Here is an example of how to create a link to another website:

Example Website

In this example, we are linking to www.com, and we are specifying that the linked page should be opened in a new window or tab (_blank).

If you do not specify a Target, then the linked page will be opened in the same window or tab (_self).

The anchor tag is a very important element of HTML and is essential for linking pages together, either on the same website or on different websites. The anchor tag has two key attributes, href and Target, which determine where the linked page will be opened.

Morgan Bash

Morgan Bash

Technology enthusiast and Co-Founder of Women Coders SF.