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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Link to Email

Posted by Kanishk Mittal
Kanishk Mittal
1,377 Points

i was not directed to my mail page

i entered (mailto:and my mail name under href attribute) and give this paragraph a anchor tag <a href="mailto:kansihkmittal26@gmail.com">mail</a>

but nothing happens on clicking at mail

1 Answer

Michael Kobela
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Michael Kobela
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 19,570 Points

I tried you anchor tag here and it worked fine. It could be a browser setting within Chrome, check this article:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17517600/mailto-links-do-nothing-in-chrome-but-work-in-firefox

Kanishk Mittal
Kanishk Mittal
1,377 Points

ok...i got it! thank you!