What to know about links, navigation, and URL basics in HTML
Links connect pages, sections, and external resources. Use descriptive text and clear destinations for a better experience. This chapter explains the concept, demonstrates a practical example, and gives you a guided exercise.
How to use links, navigation, and URL basics in HTML
Choose elements for their meaning, nest them in a clear document structure, and use descriptive attributes. Check that links and forms work with a keyboard and that images have useful alternative text.
Example: links, navigation, and URL basics in HTML
Use this example as a starting point. Identify the part that controls the result, then adapt it to your own page or project.
<a href="/pricing.html">Pricing</a>
<a href="#contact">Contact us</a>Common questions about links, navigation, and URL basics
When should I use links, navigation, and URL basics?
Use this technique when it expresses the structure, styling, or behavior your page needs. Keep the implementation focused and test it with the surrounding content.
What should I practice next?
Build a small profile page using a heading, paragraph, image with alt text, a link, and a semantic main element.
Practice links, navigation, and URL basics
Build a small profile page using a heading, paragraph, image with alt text, a link, and a semantic main element. Compare your result with the example and check it at both desktop and mobile widths where relevant.
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