Link text is text that provides a hyperlink to another document, web page, or site. Clicking on the link activates it, and creators must manually enter the address of the file to be linked. Links are often used in search engines, news, academic sites, and blogs, and they make surfing the internet easier. Linked text is usually blue and underlined, and creating links requires some technological know-how. Links use code to direct users from one place to another.
Link text is basically any text (words, numbers, or symbols) on a digital document that provides a hyperlink to some other document, web page, or Internet site. The text essentially acts as a bridge, or link, from one place to another in cyberspace. Users usually have to click affirmatively on the link to activate it. Simply reading or encountering it will not cause any action by itself. Creators usually have a little more work to do and usually have to manually enter the address of the file to be linked into the encoding of the document itself. Sometimes this is an Internet address, but it can also be an index location on a fixed hard drive or shared drive. Most website building software and word processing programs have wizards or simplified procedures to take some of the complexity out of creating links, although it usually requires at least some technological experience.
Connection basics
Links, also sometimes called hyperlinks, are often thought of as “stepping stones” through the vast network of information available online. Users can navigate quickly from one topic to another, creating what is in a sense a unique data trail, simply by clicking on various links. Most of the time, these links are created from what is otherwise plain text; words, passages or numbers, especially footnotes, are “linked” to other, usually related, documents or sources. The words or passages that make up the link are known as the link text and are usually instantly recognizable by their bright color and underlining.
One way to think of this text is as popular books among young people that allow the reader to choose what the character of the story will do. Following the link from one web page to another is similar to those stories: the click is what allows users to navigate the Internet, via a network of connected links.
popular uses
In-text links are one of many useful tools available to a digital publisher. Search engines use them extensively – each suggested hit is usually a link, for example – and they are also very common in news, academic sites and blogs. Links can be used to refer to previous stories, other information on a similar topic, or to cite reference material, among other things.
In many ways they also make surfing the Internet much easier. They are often seen as a quick alternative to typing the full address of a destination on the web. The time required to manually enter referring sites would quickly add up, thus reducing the time available online and probably also detrimental to the overall experience. Having the ability to click from site to site makes life easier in many cases.
Appearance and main features
One of the most distinctive features of linked text is its color. In most documents and sites, linked text is blue and underlined, which immediately distinguishes it from the rest of the text in a paragraph or sentence. Usually if a person hovers over the text, a small box will appear with the linked address or a brief description of the linked document. In most cases the color will change to purple once clicked, which can help remind users which links they have clicked on in the past.
Underlying coding
Creating links usually requires at least some technological know-how, although many modern website building and word processing programs have shortcuts and other tools to make the process easier. In the simplest of situations, a link generator just needs to highlight the text he wants to link to, then enter the target address into the creation tool. What these tools are doing under the surface is usually writing code that will point web browsers to specific locations. In the context of the Internet, “code” is generally understood to be a series of digits that serve as the digital backbone of the Internet, allowing various programs to operate, connect, and “talk” to each other. Links use code to direct users from one place to another.
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