Link

Clickable text that takes you to another page, or to another spot on the same page.

Also called: link, hyperlink, blue text, underlined text, url, href, clickable text, anchor, anchor link, blue words, text link, go to page

What it is for

Links connect the pages of a site to each other and to the rest of the internet. They are colored or underlined so you can tell which words in a block of text can be clicked.

Where you see it

• Wikipedia — the blue words right inside an article
• Site footers — “Privacy Policy”, “Contact us”
• Emails — “Confirm your email”, “Unsubscribe”

What it is called in code

• <a href="…">

See also

• Button — An element you click or tap to make something happen: send a form, save your data, go to the next step.
• Breadcrumbs — A small trail of links that shows the path from the home page to where you are now.
• Headings and paragraphs — A heading names a page or a section and is set larger than the text around it. A paragraph is the regular text underneath.