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* Edit for clarity and conciseness.

* fix: corrected typos
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Kristina Gern
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## Mailto Links ## Mailto Links
A mailto link is a kind of hyperlink (`<a href=""></a>`) with special parameters that lets you specify additional recipients, a subject line, and/or a body text. A mailto link is a hyperlink (`<a href=""></a>`) with parameters that let you specify additional recipients, a subject line, and/or a body text.
### The basic syntax with a recipient is: ### The basic syntax with a recipient is:
@ -22,29 +22,28 @@ If you want to add a specific subject to that mail, be careful to add `%20` or `
Similarly, you can add a specific message in the body portion of the email: Similarly, you can add a specific message in the body portion of the email:
Again, spaces have to be replaced by `%20` or `+`. Again, spaces have to be replaced by `%20` or `+`.
After the subject paramater, any additional parameter must be preceded by `&`.
Example: Say you want users to send an email to their friends about their progress at Free Code Camp. After the subject parameter, any additional parameter must be preceded by `&`.
Example: To enable a user to send an email to their friends about their progress at Free Code Camp:
Address: empty Address: empty
Subject: Great news Subject: Great news
Body: I am becoming a developer Body: I am becoming a developer!
Your html link now: Your html link now:
```html ```html
<a href="mailto:?subject=Great%20news&body=I%20am%20becoming%20a%20developer">Send mail!</a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Great%20news&body=I%20am%20becoming%20a%20developer">Send mail!</a>
``` ```
Here, we've left mailto empty (mailto:?). This will open the user's email client and the user will add the recipient addresses themselves. In this instance we have left mailto empty (mailto:?) which will open the user's email client and the user will add the recipient's email address.
#### Adding more recipients: #### Adding more recipients:
Separate each email address with a comma to add additional recipients.
Additional parameters, such as cc and bcc, are preceded by `&`.
In the same manner, you can add CC (Carbon Copy) and BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) parameters.
Separate each address by a comma.
Additional parameters must be preceded by `&`.
```html ```html
<a href="mailto:firstfriend@something.com?subject=Great%20news&cc=secondfriend@something.com,thirdfriend@something.com&bcc=fourthfriend@something.com">Send mail!</a> <a href="mailto:firstfriend@something.com?subject=Great%20news&cc=secondfriend@something.com,thirdfriend@something.com&bcc=fourthfriend@something.com">Send mail!</a>
``` ```