embedded link

Hidden web connection

An embedded link is a clickable element within text or media that leads to another location—a webpage, document, or file.

Unlike a visible URL, the link hides behind words or images: Click here for more information.

The term distinguishes links woven into content from those displayed as raw addresses.

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href · text · hover text · webpage · redirect · hidden · disguise · tracking pixel · phishing · email · button · underline · blue · navigation · source · destination · HTML · code

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integration

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URL to another website

link presence

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Unencoded readable characters

permanence

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URL pointing to nothing

Family

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