Let's read a link from the browser's point of view and then change what it does.
- <a> is the HTML element used to create a hyperlink. - The href attribute tells the browser where the link should go. - The words between <a> and </a> are the clickable link text. - Use clear link text so a visitor can understand the destination without guessing. - A relative URL such as about.html can point to another page in the same site. - An absolute URL such as https://example.com points to a full web address. - target="_blank" can open a destination in a new browsing context; when you use it for an external link, rel="noopener" is a useful security setting. - mailto: can open an email program, while tel: can create a phone link on supported devices. - download can ask the browser to download a linked resource when the browser and resource allow it.
The key idea is that the text makes the link understandable, while href controls its destination.