# 10 HTML anchor tag usages you must know(in short videos)

As a webdev, you must have used the anchor(a) tag ample times. The regular usages are, linking to a webpage, opening the page in a new tab, or linking to a page section.

However, there are other usages, you should know as well. I have created a short video series to cover all the usages. The series also includes a video to style anchor tag. I hope you find them helpful and enjoy watching them.

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## Introduction

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neWThioR5hw]

## 1. How to link to a webpage?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14FMaWBraHk]

## 2. How to link to a page section?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b13_b9-dU34]

## 3. How to link to an email app?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5-H80Fgt00]

## 4. How to link to a phone app?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsNRjcwmYrI]

## 5. How to link to a JavaScript function?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz2ri3TpHcE]

## 6. How to download a file?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbt-MCbzRKs]

## 7. How to open the page in the new tab/window?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MabUqWfBt6M]

## 8. What about the new tab opening and Security concerns?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsWgQt0_OeY]

## 9. How to link to parent frames?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbTlVFpreo]

## 10. How to use the ping attribute for tracking?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ9dzzlbIK8]

## Bonus: How to style an anchor tag?

%[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv1grAVAG1w&t=136s]

TADA!!! We are done. I hope you enjoyed the videos, and it was worth your time. I have written an in-depth article on the same topic and published it on freeCodeCamp. You may want to take a look,

> [The HTML <a> Tag – Anchor Tag Example Code](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-html-a-tag-anchor-tag-example-code/)

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