HTML a name Attribute

Definition and Usage

The name attribute is an identification for the URL (web resource).
The name attribute can be used to link from one part of a page to another.
The href or the name attribute must be present in the <a> tag

Syntax

<a name="identifier">

Syntax Example

<a name="exampe_link">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
identifier	The name/identifier of the link.Naming rules: Must begin with a letter A-Z or a-z Can be followed by: letters (A-Za-z), digits (0-9), hyphens ("-"), underscores ("_"), colons (":"), and periods (".") Values are case-sensitive

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Browser Support

The attribute is supported in all major browsers.

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Example

Source	Output
<p><a name="example">Example</a></p>	Example