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How to Make a Hyperlink (Create Clickable Links in 3 Steps)

Here you are, scratching your head and trying to figure out how to make a hyperlink.

Maybe you want to link to authoritative content from your new blog. Or perhaps you need a quick reminder on how to make a clickable link in HTML.

Either way, we have you covered.

How to Make a Hyperlink (Create Clickable Links in 3 Steps)

What Is a Hyperlink?

Hyperlinks are clickable words or images that navigate to other web content. They can connect with almost any resource on the web.

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When clicked, they’ll either take you to a web address immediately or, for certain types of files, give you the option to open a document with an app (like Adobe Reader to open a PDF).

Hyperlinks navigate to:

Let’s look at a couple methods for inserting hyperlinks.

How To Make a Hyperlink

Hyperlinks are fundamental to web navigation, and using them is second nature for most of us.

They show up in blog posts, word documents, PDFs, and emails.

Only when it’s time to embed a link in text do we give them any thought.

There are two ways to embed hyperlinks:

  1. Using a visual editor
  2. Using HTML

How Do I Make a Clickable Link in WordPress?

Let’s look at how to embed a link in text using the visual editor on your website:

  1. Highlight the text you want to link.

how to make a hyperlink highlight text wordpress post

  1. Click the Add Link icon within the text editing bar, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K. This opens a field where you’ll enter the location you want to create a link to.

how to make a hyperlink link target field

  1. Enter the full address (including HTTPS) or existing file location you want the link to navigate to in the field, and press Enter.

how to make a hyperlink paste URL

Now you have a hyperlinked text.

how to make a hyperlink clickable link in text

How to insert links in images:

  1. Select the image by clicking on it.

how to make a hyperlink select image

  1. Now click the Add Link icon in the bar (or Ctrl+K) to open the field. Enter the location you want to link to (like our previous example).

In this example, I’ve linked to a PDF document stored on my Google Drive. Readers can open or download the page using an app of their choice.

how to make a hyperlink image link field

The same process applies whether you’re editing a Post or a Page within WordPress.

How to Make a Link Clickable in Email

Here is how you create a hyperlink in Gmail:

  1. Highlight the text you want to link.

how to make a hyperlink highlight text in gmail

  1. Click on the Add Link icon in the text editing bar (or Ctrl+K).

how to make a hyperlink click link icon

  1. Paste or type the URL you want to link to in the field and click “OK.”

how to make a hyperlink URL target field

Now you have your hyperlink.

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The process is similar in Microsoft Outlook and other email clients.

How To Create a Hyperlink in Word

  1. To embed a link in text within a Microsoft Word document, start by highlighting the text.

how to make a hyperlink highlight text microsoft word

  1. Then click Insert on the upper menu bar.

how to make a hyperlink click insert

  1. Now click: Links → Link → Insert Link (a window will appear).

how to make a hyperlink insert link window

You can then add a URL to the Address field or link to:

    • Another document
    • Another place on the same document
    • Or an Email address

How Do You Make a Clickable Link with HTML?

When building a link in HTML, use the <a> and </a> elements to designate the beginning and end of the link.

Designate the target you’re linking to by using the href attribute:

 <a href=“enter target URL here”>

As an example, let’s say you wanted to create the following:

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This is what the HTML code would look like in the WordPress text editor:

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For adding a hyperlink to an image, the basic snippet is:

Screenshot 15

To learn more about adding hyperlinks to images using HTML, check out this post.

Happy Hyperlinking

Now you know how to make a hyperlink.

Most of the time you won’t need HTML and can simply add a link by clicking the icon in the text editing toolbar.

Whether you’re creating a hyperlink on a webpage to someone else’s blog or linking to a PDF or a podcast recording on your own site, now you have the information to create this fundamental element of web navigation.

Have fun with your new superpower!

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