What are anchors?

A key feature of the web is the ability to connect (hyperlink or ‘link’) resources, including webpages, media files (images, video, etc.) and programs.

A hyperlink can be made from a document to:

a different resource. For example from a webpage to a Word document, or

a location within the current document For example from a menu at the top of the page to a point somewhere else on the same webpage.

Both the source and the destination of a link are referred to as anchors.

Related terms: hyperlink, link: absolute, relative, root, markup, URI, URL