How to Add a Hyperlink with HTML: 7 Steps (with Pictures)

In this tutorial I will show you how to make a hyperlink in HTML
STEPS

1

OPEN A NEW DOCUMENT IN YOUR FAVORITE TEXT OR.

2

ADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE DOCUMENT:
This is the basic structure of an HTML document and is required for all web pages.

3

TYPE IN BETWEEN THE TWO TAGS THAT WERE ADDED IN THE PREVIOUS STEP.. In between the quotation marks after the href= type the full URL including http://.

4

TYPE THE CLICK-ABLE TEXT DIRECTLY AFTER THE CODE ADDED IN THE PREVIOUS STEP. This will appear in blue and be underlined on the web page.

5

AFTER ADDING THE CLICK-ABLE AREA CLOSE THE TAG WITH

6

CHECK YOUR CODE. It should look like: Test link

7

FINALLY SAVE YOUR FILE WITH A .html extension and open it in a web browser to view your results.
TIPS
You can add formatting to make the hyperlink look better on your site using CSS. See How to Style a Page Using CSS for more information on CSS.
Make sure that you save your file with a .html extension.