freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/01-responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/link-to-external-pages-with-anchor-elements.md

id, title, challengeType, videoUrl, forumTopicId, dashedName

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bad87fee1348bd9aedf08816	Link to External Pages with Anchor Elements	0	https://scrimba.com/p/pVMPUv/c8EkncB	18226	link-to-external-pages-with-anchor-elements

--description--

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:

<a href="https://freecodecamp.org">this links to freecodecamp.org</a>

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.

--instructions--

Create an a element that links to https://freecatphotoapp.com and has "cat photos" as its anchor text.

--hints--

Your a element should have the anchor text of "cat photos".

assert(/cat photos/gi.test($('a').text()));

You need an a element that links to https://freecatphotoapp.com

assert(/https:\/\/(www\.)?freecatphotoapp\.com/gi.test($('a').attr('href')));

Your a element should have a closing tag.

assert(
  code.match(/<\/a>/g) &&
    code.match(/<\/a>/g).length === code.match(/<a/g).length
);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

<h2>CatPhotoApp</h2>
<main>



  <img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back.">

  <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>

--solutions--

<h2>CatPhotoApp</h2>
<main>
  
  <img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back.">
  
  <a href="https://freecatphotoapp.com">cat photos</a>
  <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>