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Anchor (Text Link)

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Description

The Anchor, also knows as Link is used to navigate from one page to the next HTML page.

import { Link, Anchor } from '@dnb/eufemia'
render(<Anchor href="/uilib/components/anchor">Accessible text</Anchor>)

Combine a Link with an Anchor

You can combine a meta framework link, with the Anchor. This way, all the framework provided features will still work, as well as the behavior of the Eufemia Anchor.

import Anchor from '@dnb/eufemia/components/Anchor'
import { Link } from 'gatsby'


render(
  <App>
    <Anchor element={Link} to="/path">
      Link
    </Anchor>
  </App>,
)

Anchor hash

Some browsers like Chrome (behind a flag) does still not support animated anchor hash clicks when CSS scroll-behavior: smooth; is set. To make it work, you can provide the scrollToHashHandler helper function to the Anchor:

import Anchor, {
  scrollToHashHandler,
} from '@dnb/eufemia/components/Anchor'


render(
  <App>
    <Anchor href="/path#hash-id" onClick={scrollToHashHandler}>
      Link
    </Anchor>


    <div id="hash-id">element to scroll to</div>
  </App>,
)

Blank target

NB: If you only use a vanilla HTML anchor element including target="_blank" then you have to ensure you add a title attribute that includes Opens a new Window or as a part of the text:

<a
  title="Opens a new Window"
  target="_blank"
  href="https://"
  class="dnb-anchor"
>
  text (opens in new window)
</a>

Demos

Anchor states

Default Style
Hover Style
Active Style
Focus Style
Code Editor
<Example data-visual-test="anchor-default">
  <Anchor href="/uilib/components/anchor">Default Style</Anchor>
</Example>
<Example>
  <Anchor href="/uilib/components/anchor" className="dnb-anchor--hover">
    Hover Style
  </Anchor>
</Example>
<Example>
  <Anchor href="/uilib/components/anchor" className="dnb-anchor--active">
    Active Style
  </Anchor>
</Example>
<Example>
  <Anchor href="/uilib/components/anchor" className="dnb-anchor--focus">
    Focus Style
  </Anchor>
</Example>

Additional Anchor helper classes

To force a specific state of style, use the following classes to do so:

Contrast Style
No underline
Blank target without launch icon
No hover
No border-radius
No animation
Reset anchor style
Newline
Newline
Skeleton

Anchor modifiers

Anchor with icons

Icons can be added with the icon and iconPosition props. Normally by sending in the name if an icon, but it is also possible to send in html/react code (normally for custom svg).

Anchor with Icon right
Anchor with Icon left
Anchor with Icon left using a html/react element

text Inside a Paragraph  text

Anchor with target="_blank"

If the link opens a new window it will automatically get an icon to indicate this.

Blank target with https
Blank target with different launch icon

Unless the href contains :mailto, :tel or :sms.

Send a mail to: john.doe@email.com
Make a phone call to: 12345678
Send an SMS to: 12345678

Anchor in headings

Inside Headings H2

Blank target in headings H2

Anchor in Section

Anchor in Section without underline
Code Editor
<Section spacing>
  <Anchor className="dnb-anchor--no-underline" href="https://dnb.no/">
    Anchor in Section without underline
  </Anchor>
</Section>