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Visitors will have a fantastic experience if they can easily reach out to you with any questions or concerns that arise while browsing your site. This feature definitely enhances the value of any website. Let's dive into the steps to add an email link to your webpage using a simple HTML code.
Steps
Insert the anchor tag <a href= into your HTML document. The attribute "<a href=" starts a hyperlink in an HTML document. The <a href=" tag tells the browser that the next item is a link.
- Ensure the entire HTML code is completed at this stage before proceeding.
Type mailto: after the equals sign. This code tells the browser that the link will lead to an email address, not a webpage.
Next, enter the user's email address. The correctly formatted command up to this point should look like <a href=mailto:<nowiki> [email protected]".
Add a pre-filled subject line (optional). If you'd like to include a predefined subject, insert a question mark (?) after the user's email address, followed by the word "subject" (without quotation marks), then the equal sign (=), and finally the subject text within quotation marks.
- If you choose to include this, the command will look like this: <a href=mailto:<nowiki>[email protected]?subject="subject text"
- Try to avoid using non-alphanumeric characters in the subject line. There are ways to minimize this issue to prevent confusion or misinterpretation of these characters as part of something else.
- Though not common, you can also pre-fill information in the subject line via mailto syntax. This method is often used when emails are forwarded to an internal server where bots continue processing the mail and later filter it based on the subject line.
- You can also add a "body", as well as cc or bcc fields, using similar syntax. Just be sure to enclose them in quotation marks, followed by the keywords "body", "cc", or "bcc", then the equal sign, and the text for that line inside the quotes.
Insert the closing angle bracket > to close the tag. At this point, our HTML commands are telling the browser about the linked email address and any added subject/cc/bcc. The closing angle bracket ">" informs the browser that no further commands are to be executed after the link is clicked.
Insert the link text. This is the text users will click on to open the email link. This content goes after the closing angle bracket. It can be a word, sentence, or even a repetition of the email address that the email will be sent to. Commonly, this could be something like "here", "click here", or similar wording.
Insert </a> after the link text. This closes the HTML command. The anchor tag must be properly closed for this trick to work, preventing the remaining content of the page from being mistakenly interpreted as part of the anchor tag.
- The full email link HTML command will look like this: <a href=mailto:<nowiki>[email protected]?subject="HTML link">Click here to email us!!!</a>
Continue with the rest of the HTML document. Don't forget to save your work. If you need to add more HTML commands to the document, feel free to keep going.
Tips
- The HTML anchor tag <a> can be used in various ways. It's important to understand this to use it effectively.
- The anchor tag should be placed within the <body>...</body> section of the HTML document. Placing it elsewhere may cause errors or immediately trigger the email agent when the listed webpage is loaded, whether you are viewing it or a visitor is opening it, which can lead to further unintended issues.
Warnings
- Displaying an email address on a website may expose your account to spam. Many programs are designed to collect these email addresses for spam purposes. Therefore, if you add an email link to a public website, be prepared for this issue.
- Check the recipient's name before sending the email.
- If the user hasn't set up an email client on their computer, they may not be able to send you an email.
