The HTML <a> ping Attribute is generally used to either specify a particular URL or a list of URLs that will be notified when the user will click on the hyperlink passed int HTML <a> href Attribute. This is achieved by sending a short HTTP post request to the specified URL as soon as the user clicks on the hyperlink.
Syntax :
<a href="url_hyperlink" ping="specified_url" />
Attribute Values:
- specified_url: This is the URL where the short HTTP post request will be sent as soon as the user follows the link given in url_hyperlink.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head> </head>
<body>
<h2>Welcome To GFG</h2>
<a href=
ping=
Read codersaty articles
</a>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Note: A short HTTP post request will be sent to “https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/” whenever someone clicks “Read codersaty articles”
Supported Browsers:
- Edge 17.0
- Apple Safari 6.0
- Opera 15.0
- Google Chrome 12.0