# Links — HTML

Source: https://www.geekswithgeeks.com/en/html/html-links

> Connect pages with the anchor tag.

## The anchor tag

`<a href="...">` creates a clickable link; the `href` attribute is the destination.

```html
<a href="https://example.com">Visit Example</a>
<a href="/about.html">About Us</a>
<a href="#top">Back to top</a>
```

## Opening in a new tab

`target="_blank"` opens a link in a new tab. Pair it with `rel="noopener noreferrer"` for security.

```html
<a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open safely</a>
```

## Relative vs absolute

`/about.html` is **relative** to the current site; `https://example.com` is **absolute** and points anywhere on the web.