Is there a standard way to link to an external website?

Question

I was taught to do:

<a href="http://www.google.com/">http://www.google.com/</a> 

Unlike:

<a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> 

Is this the standard way to do this? I was told that it helps to use to determine that they will leave the site so that you can include the full URL.

Answer 1

No

If it’s important to tell the user that he is leaving the site, you can do what Wikipedia does and place the image next to this link, for example:

Answer 2

No, and it never has been.

Browsers include mechanisms to tell people where they will be connected. A good reading text for a person is much more important.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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• Visit http://www.howstuffworks.com/ to find out how it works!

No 2 is more standard