Bookmark
[A ID/Name]

Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M1|N1|O2.1]
What is it?
Attributes
Tag Example
Parent/Content Model
Tips & Tricks
Browser Peculiarities
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End Tag:
   Required
Standards Details:
In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
XHTML Modules:
Hypertext
CSS 'display' Type:
"inline"
CSS Mapping:
NA
Default Rendering:
NA
Official Docs:
HTML 4.x, XHTML 1.1
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] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N4B2|O3.5]
%Accessibility%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6|O5]
%Events%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N|O]
%Language%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
%Editing%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5.5|M|N|O]

Specific Attributes
Href
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA. [Either an absolute or relative URL. All URLs should be URL encoded where required.]
Name
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0 DTDs (formally deprecated in XHTML 1.0.) Dropped in XHTML 1.1 in favor of ID attribute.
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 element. (Note: HTML 4 states that if ID and NAME are both used in a given A element, they should have the exact same value since they share the same domain value space.)
Values: CDATA
Title
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O5]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA
Other Attributes
[These attributes have long had historical support in the HTML standards, but have never had support in the popular browsers.]
Methods
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
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 HTML 3.2 and later recommendations.
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] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N|O]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA. [A whitespace separated list of relationship names.]
Rev
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N|O]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA. [A whitespace separated list of relationship names.]
URN
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
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 HTML 3.2 and later recommendations.
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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