Linking your HTML page to the world involves creating hyperlinks to other pages, websites, or resources. Here’s a detailed guide on how to create text and image hyperlinks, specify link targets, and create clickable imagemaps.

1. Creating a Text Hyperlink

To create a text hyperlink, use the <a> (anchor) tag with the href attribute specifying the URL.

<a href="<https://www.example.com>">Visit Example.com</a>

• href: The URL or path to which the link points.

2. Creating an Image Hyperlink

To make an image a clickable link, wrap the <img> tag inside an <a> tag.

<a href="<https://www.example.com>">
    <img src="image.jpg" alt="Description of the image">
</a>

• src: The path to the image file.
• alt: Alternative text for the image (important for accessibility).

3. Specifying Other Link Targets

You can specify where the linked page will open using the target attribute in the <a> tag.

• _blank: Opens the link in a new tab or window.
• _self: Opens the link in the same frame (default behavior).
• _parent: Opens the link in the parent frame (useful for frames).
• _top: Opens the link in the full body of the window.

<a href="<https://www.example.com>" target="_blank">Open Example.com in a new tab</a>

4. Creating a Clickable Imagemap

An imagemap allows you to define clickable areas within an image. This is done using the <map> and <area> elements.

Steps to Create an Imagemap