The `<a href>` attribute refers to a destination provided by a link. The `a` (anchor) element is dead without the `<href>` attribute. Sometimes in your workflow, you don't want a live link or you won't know the link destination yet. In this case, it's useful to set the `href` attribute to `"#"` to create a dead link. The `href` attribute can be used to link to local files or files on the internet.
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It's also possible to set an anchor to certain place of the page. To do this you should first place a tab at location on the page with tag `<a>` and necessary attribute "name" with any keyword description in it, like this:
Any description between tags is not required. After that you can place a link leading to this anchor at any place on the same page. To do this you should use tag `<a>` with necessary attribute "href" with symbol # (sharp) and key-word description of the anchor, like this:
