strimble

There are a few changes to elements and new elements in HTML5. One of those elements is the a element, or anchor element. It’s used to create hyperlinks. There are a few changes to this element.

1. The name attribute is obsolete.You can no longer use something like…

   <a name="whatever"></a><div>Some content.</div>

   Instead, put an id on the nearest container…

   <div id="whatever">Some content.</div>

2. The target attribute has changed.This used to be deprecated, but now it’s not. Go ahead and use it.

   <a href="http://blog.strimble.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>

3. There is a new media attribute.This is the type of media that the destination of the hyperlink was designed for.

   <a href="http://blog.strimble.com/" media="screen">blog</a>