Hyperlink Glossary Definition

Term Hyperlink
Definition

A hyperlink is clickable text, an image, or another element that takes a user to a different location, page, document, section, or resource.

Hyperlink is a Web document-structure concept used to define, organize, or describe content rendered by browsers.

Context & Usage

Hyperlinks support web navigation, online help, cross-references, citations, and content discovery when the link text clearly describes the destination.

Authors, front-end developers, accessibility specialists, and technical writers use this concept when creating meaningful page structure and browser-readable content.

Related concepts include Hypertext Markup Language.

Additional Resource: MDN Web Docs Glossary.

Categories Technical Writing and Documentation, Knowledge Management and Content Governance, Software Development and Programming, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies