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Few browsers take advantage of these attributes to modify the link ap-
pearance. However, these attributes are a great way to document links
you create, and we recommend that you take the time to insert them
whenever possible.
6.3.1.6. The style and class attributes
Use the
style
and
class
attributes for the
<a>
tag to control the display
style for the content enclosed by the tag and to format the content ac-
6.3.1.7. The lang and dir attributes
Like almost all other tags, the
<a>
tag accepts the
lang
and
dir
attrib-
utes, denoting the language used for the content within the
<a>
tag
and the direction in which that language is rendered. [
The dir attribute,
6.3.1.8. The target attribute
The
target
attribute lets you specify where to display the contents of a
selected hyperlink. Commonly used in conjunction with frames or mul-
