Anchor links are internal links that allow users to jump to different parts of a webpage. They are useful for large pages and can be created easily with HTML code. Matching link and anchor names is important, and including a link to the top of the page is recommended.
Anchor links are a useful tool on websites, especially when a web page contains a lot of text on a single page. These links, which can also sometimes be called internal links or page jumps, allow people to click on highlighted text and jump to another part of the page. They can be created quite easily with simple code and help improve navigation on a web page.
Many times when people have large individual pages, they create a page index or table of contents. The index at the top is a perfect place to add anchor links, so that each entry in the index becomes its own jumping point to another part of the page. This allows people viewing your web page to click on the table of contents or table of contents section and immediately jump to access the material they want, instead of having to scroll through numerous sections. Anchor links are commonly user friendly and tend to be preferred by sophisticated Internet users who want to access applicable material as quickly as possible.
There are numerous ways to create anchor links, and how each programmer does it can largely depend on the type of programming options and the actual web building programs or software. Essentially, people using plain HTML need to provide an area of the page that is either the anchor or the jump destination. The second part of the code is the actual anchor link. Both parts are required and occur in different parts of the page.
For example, if a person has a section on a page titled “How to Cook,” they can create that as an anchor. Remember this is the destination. To send people to the “How to Cook” destination, a programmer would take the title of this section and surround it with the following How to Cook code. The name of the anchor isn’t all that important, it could just as well be called cook, how to, instructions, or whatever.
The only time the name matters is when people need to link to the anchor. The link name in quotes must match the anchor name exactly. The page jump link code looks like this:
How to cooke should surround the section of text in the index or table of contents that provides the jump. It cannot be stressed enough that programmers must specifically match link and anchor names. The only difference is that the number symbol precedes the link name at the jump point, while the anchor code (destinations) does not have the number symbol. Names surrounded by HTML in the middle don’t have to match exactly, but it can be a good idea to match them to avoid confusion.
Once programmers get used to creating anchor links, they should remember to include a link to the top table of contents or index. This can be important in case someone accidentally jumps to the wrong section or wants to review what other material might be offered on the page. It’s just easier to go back to the beginning, so you have to scroll up again.
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