HTML | <a> name Attribute

The HTML anchor name attribute is used to specify the name for an <a> element. It is used to reference the form-data after submitting the form or to reference the element in a JavaScript.

Syntax:

<a name="name">

Attribute Values: It contains a single value name which describes the name of the <a> element.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title>HTML a name attribute </title> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h2> 
        HTML <a> name attribute 
    </h2> 
  
    <p>Welcome to 
        <a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/"
                name="Geeks"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
        </a> 
    </p> 
</body> 
  
</html>               

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML <a> name attribute are listed below:

Google Chrome 1.0
Firefox 1.0
Edge 2.0
Opera 1.0
Apple Safari 1.0

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