`href`

The href attribute specifies the URL or destination an anchor or link element points to.

Since HTML 2.0 Spec ↗

Syntax

href="url"

<a href="/about">About</a>
<a href="https://example.com">External</a>
<a href="#top">Back to top</a>
<a href="tel:+15551234">Call us</a>

Output

Renders four links: a same-site path, an absolute URL, an in-page fragment, and a tel link.

Accepts absolute, relative, fragment (#id), and scheme URLs (mailto:, tel:). An <a> without href is not a hyperlink and is not focusable.