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Difference between title and name in html href element

in an href in html, whats the difference between using 

<a href="http://www.somesite.com/" name="The Name">

and 

<a href="http://www.somesite.com/" title="The Name">

Is there any advantage to using one over the other?

Thanks

Solution

  • Look it up in the spec, or better yet a resource that condenses the spec a bit. (And, then the spec if that isn't enough.)

    title   text    Specifies extra information about an element

    http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_a.asp

    The name attribute specifies the name of an anchor.

    The name attribute is used to create a bookmark inside a document.

    The href or the name attribute must be present in the tag

    http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_name.asp

    So, the name of the anchor is used for links like exampledomain.com/index.php#some_section, which would bring that anchor into focus on the page.

    Many modern browsers will display the title attribute in a tooltip when hovering over the link. It's likely also useful for screen readers and such.