HTML Link Bookmarks
HTML Links - Create a Bookmark
HTML bookmarks are used to allow readers to jump to specific parts of a Web page.
Bookmarks can be useful if a webpage is very long.
To create a bookmark - first create the bookmark, then add a link to it.
When the link is clicked, the page will scroll down or up to the location with the bookmark.
Example
First, create a bookmark with the id
attribute:
<h2 id="C4">Chapter 4</h2>
Then, add a link to the bookmark ("Jump to Chapter 4"), from within the same page:
You can also add a link to a bookmark on another page:
<a href="html_demo.html#C4">Jump to Chapter 4</a>
Chapter Summary
- Use the
id
attribute (id="value") to define bookmarks in a page - Use the
href
attribute (href="#value") to link to the bookmark
HTML Link Tags
Tag | Description |
---|---|
<a> | Defines a hyperlink |
For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.