Non-web links in HTML

Anchors can address mail, phone numbers and downloads too.

<ul>
  <li><a href="mailto:hi@example.com?subject=Hello">Email us</a></li>
  <li><a href="tel:+15550100">Call support</a></li>
  <li>
    <a href="/exports/results.csv" download="my-results.csv">
      Download your results
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

How it works

1. mailto: accepts a subject through a query string.
2. tel: hands the number to the dialler on a phone.
3. download asks the browser to save rather than navigate.

The run, in numbers

Lines

9

Characters to type

224

Tokens

64

Three-star pace

65 tpm

At the three-star pace of 65 tokens a minute, this run takes about 59 seconds.

Type this snippet

Step 2 of 7 in Links & images, step 17 of 28 in Document structure.

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