Bookmark
[A Name]

End Tag: Required
Support Key: 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M1 | N1 | O2.1
What is it?
Attributes
Tag Example
Parent/Content Model
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What is it?
The A element is one of the key distinctive features of HTML which defines a link that allows webs of information to be created. The Bookmark element defines a portion of text and/or an object that serves as a destination for a URL activation (whether it be by a Hyperlink or some other method.) The A element can serve as a destination of a URL, an invocation of a URL, or both at the same time.

Common Attributes
%Core%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE3 | M | N4B2 | O
%Events%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
%Language%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4 | M | N | O

Specific Attributes
Href
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute indicates the URL to be loaded when the hyperlinked object is activated. Values can be either relative or absolute URLs. Either this attribute or the NAME attribute MUST be present in the A tag.
Values: An absolute or relative URL.
Name
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute assigns a symbolic name to the enclosed object (text, image, etc.) in order to use it as a destination in a hyperlink or other URL call. Either this attribute or the HREF attribute MUST be present in the A tag.
Values: Alphanumeric characters.
Other Attributes
Methods
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
This attribute should specify methods to be used in accessing the destination, as a whitespace-separated list of names. For similar reasons as for the TITLE attribute, it may be useful to include the information in advance in the link. For example, the browser may choose a different rendering display (possibly a special icon) for a destination that is searchable. None of the popular browsers ever implemented this attribute and it has since disappeared from the HTML 3.2 recommendation.
Values:
The set of applicable names is a function of the protocol scheme of the URL in the HREF attribute.
Rel
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
The REL attribute is not currently used by any of the popular browsers, but is meant to give the relationship(s) described by the hyperlink.
Values: A whitespace separated list of relationship names.
Rev
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
The REL attribute is not currently used by any of the popular browsers. It is basically meant to be the same as the REL attribute, but the semantics of the relationship are in the reverse direction. A link from A to B with REL="X" expresses the same relationship as a link from B to A with REV="X". An anchor may have both REL and REV attributes.
Values: A whitespace separated list of relationship names.
Title
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O3
Required? No
Description:
This attribute suggests a title (advisory only) for the destination resource. The TITLE attribute may be used for display prior to accessing the destination resource (such as in a margin note or in a pop-up box while the mouse is over the hyperlink), or for resources that do not include titles (like graphics, plain text documents or Gopher menus.)
Values: An alphanumeric string
URN
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
This attribute was originally meant to specify a more persistent identifier for the NAME value of the hyperlink, but none of the popular browsers ever implemented this attribute. It has since disappeared from the HTML 3.2 recommendation.
Values: NA
Example
<a NAME="Bookmark1">This text is now marked by Bookmark1!</a>
Parent Model
%In-line Parent% | %Block Parent%
Exceptions: <a>
Content Model
%In-line Content%
Exceptions: <a>
Tips & Tricks Browser Peculiarities
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