HTML a name Attribute

Definition and Usage The name attribute is an identification for the URL (web resource). The name attribute can be used to link from one pa...

Definition and Usage

The name attribute is an identification for the URL (web resource).
The name attribute can be used to link from one part of a page to another.
The href or the name attribute must be present in the <a> tag

Syntax

<a name="identifier">

Syntax Example

<a name="exampe_link">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
identifier	The name/identifier of the link.Naming rules: Must begin with a letter A-Z or a-z Can be followed by: letters (A-Za-z), digits (0-9), hyphens ("-"), underscores ("_"), colons (":"), and periods (".") Values are case-sensitive

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Browser Support

The attribute is supported in all major browsers.

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Example

Source	Output
<p><a name="example">Example</a></p>	Example