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This section is informative. For the normative version, see [XHTML2].
The Hypertext Module provides an element that traditionally has been used in HTML to define hypertext links to other resources. Although all elements may now play the role of a hyperlink (using the @href attribute) or hyperlink anchor (using the @id attribute), this element remains for explicit markup of links, though is otherwise identical in semantics to the span element.
This module supports the following element:
| Element | Attributes | Minimal Content Model |
|---|---|---|
| a | Common | (PCDATA | Text)* |
This module adds the a element to the Text content set of the Text Module and the access element to the head element of the Document module.
Implementations: RELAX NG, XML Schema
An a element defines an anchor. Since hypertext attributes such as @href may be applied to any element, this element is not strictly necessary, being equivalent to a span, but has been retained to allow the expression of explicit links.
Attributes
Example
<a href="http://www.w3.org/">The W3C Home Page</a>