Links

Links are hyperlinks present in the web page.

<a href="url">text to appear on link</a>
  • target attribute specifies where to open the link document. For example, open in a new tab.
<a href="url" target="_blank">text to appear on link</a>
  • _self : Default. Opens the link document in the same window or tab
  • _blank : Opens the link document in a new window or tab
  • _parent : Opens the link document in the parent frame
  • _top : Opens the link document in the full body of the window.

How to create Button as a Link

There are many ways to create a button which acts like a link

  • Using forms

<form action="https://google.com">
    <input type="submit" value="Google Home page" />
</form>

  • Using formaction attribute

<form>
  <button formaction="https://google.com">Google Home Page</button>
</form>

  • Using Bootstrap CSS library

<a href="https://google.com" class="btn btn-primary">Google Home page</a>

  • Using Javascript

<input type="button" onclick="location.href='https://google.com';" value="Google Home page  " />

<button onclick="location.href='https://google.com'" type="button"> Google Home Page</button>