HTML links can be used to create bookmarks, so that readers can jump to specific parts of a web page.

Create a Bookmark in HTML

Bookmarks can be useful if a web page is very long.

To create a bookmark – first create the bookmark, then add a link to it.

When the link is clicked, the page will scroll down or up to the location with the bookmark.

Example

First, use the id attribute to create a bookmark:

Then, add a link to the bookmark (“Jump to Chapter 4”), from within the same page:

You can also add a link to a bookmark on another page:

Chapter Summary

• Use the id attribute (id=”value“) to define bookmarks in a page
• Use the href attribute (href=”#value“) to link to the bookmark