a ( anchor ) elements can also be used to create internal links to jump to different sections within a webpage. To create an internal link, you assign a link's href attribute to a hash symbol # plus the value of the id attribute for the element that you want to internally link to, usually further down the page.

To add an anchor to a heading in HTML, add a section element with an id attribute. Don't use an a element with a name attribute. For anchor text, use lowercase letters, and put hyphens between words. In the following, replace ID_OF_ANCHOR with your anchor text—for example, introduction-to-everything .

Note: You can have several <header> elements in one HTML document. However, <header> cannot be placed within a <footer>, <address> or another <header> element.

Below are examples of an external and internal link. The <a> in an HTML tag called an “anchor“. The anchor can have different attributes inside. The “href” attribute is the location the link takes you when clicked.