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---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08816
title: Link to External Pages with Anchor Elements
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/p/pVMPUv/c8EkncB'
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forumTopicId: 18226
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dashedName: link-to-external-pages-with-anchor-elements
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---
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# --description--
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You can use `a` (*anchor*) elements to link to content outside of your web page.
`a` elements need a destination web address called an `href` attribute. They also need anchor text. Here's an example:
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```html
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< a href = "https://www.freecodecamp.org" > this links to freecodecamp.org< / a >
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```
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Then your browser will display the text `this links to freecodecamp.org` as a link you can click. And that link will take you to the web address `https://www.freecodecamp.org` .
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# --instructions--
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Create an `a` element that links to `https://www.freecatphotoapp.com` and has "cat photos" as its anchor text.
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# --hints--
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Your `a` element should have the anchor text of `cat photos` .
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```js
assert(/cat photos/gi.test($('a').text()));
```
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You need an `a` element that links to `https://www.freecatphotoapp.com`
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```js
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assert(/^https?:\/\/(www\.)?freecatphotoapp\.com\/?$/i.test($('a').attr('href')));
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```
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Your `a` element should have a closing tag.
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```js
assert(
code.match(/< \/a > /g) &&
code.match(/< \/a > /g).length === code.match(/< a / g ). length
);
```
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# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
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```html
< h2 > CatPhotoApp< / h2 >
< main >
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< img src = "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/cat-photo-app/relaxing-cat.jpg" alt = "A cute orange cat lying on its back." >
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< p > Kitty ipsum dolor sit amet, shed everywhere shed everywhere stretching attack your ankles chase the red dot, hairball run catnip eat the grass sniff.< / p >
< p > Purr jump eat the grass rip the couch scratched sunbathe, shed everywhere rip the couch sleep in the sink fluffy fur catnip scratched.< / p >
< / main >
```
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# --solutions--
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```html
< h2 > CatPhotoApp< / h2 >
< main >
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< img src = "https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/cat-photo-app/relaxing-cat.jpg" alt = "A cute orange cat lying on its back." >
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< a href = "https://www.freecatphotoapp.com" > cat photos< / a >
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< p > Kitty ipsum dolor sit amet, shed everywhere shed everywhere stretching attack your ankles chase the red dot, hairball run catnip eat the grass sniff.< / p >
< p > Purr jump eat the grass rip the couch scratched sunbathe, shed everywhere rip the couch sleep in the sink fluffy fur catnip scratched.< / p >
< / main >
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```