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How to create a link to send email in HTML?
We use HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink used to link web pages.
The href attribute of the <a> tag, which indicates the link's destination. Which provides us option to specify an email address. To create a link to send mail we use mailto:to specify email address inside href attribute in HTML.
Syntax
Following is the syntax to link a mail address to the web page.
<a href="mailto:xx@gmail.com">xx@gmail.com</a>
Same as the way we link a mobile number. We use mailto instead of tel inside a href attribute.
Example
Following is the example program to link a mail address to the web page.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head><title>None</title></head> <body> <p><a href="mailto:lokesh@gmail.com">lokesh@gmail.com</a></p> </body> </html>
When we click on the email address it will navigate us to the default mail app in our system.
Example
Following is another example program to link a mail address to the web page.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML email link</title> </head> <body> <h2>Contact</h2> <p>For any queries: <a href="mailto:demo@example.com">Contact us</a></p> </body> </html>
Example
Following is one more example program to link a mail address to the web page.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Creating a link to send email in HTML</h2> <ol> <li><a href="mailto:someone1@example.com">Mail 1</a></li> <li><a href="mailto:someone2@example.com">Mail 2</a></li> <li><a href="mailto:someone3@example.com">Mail 3</a></li> </ol> </body> </html>