An instance of the Anchor object is created with each instance of the tag with the NAME attribute set. An anchor itself is a point in an HTML document that can be reached by using a hypertext link. Anchors allow access to specific parts of Web pages rather than always displaying the top of a document when a Web page is loaded in a browser.
| Properties | Description |
| name | A name that provides access to the anchor from a link |
| text | The text that appears between the and tags |
| x | The x-coordinate of the anchor |
| y | The y-coordinate of the anchor |
The following example creates Anchors in a Document.
<html>
<center>
Pick a letter:
<a href="#A">A</a>|<a href="#B">B</a>|<a href="#C">C</a>
</center>
<hr><a name="A"><h4>The Letter A</h4></a>
A<br>
B<br>
<hr><a name="B"></a>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
C<br>
D<br>
F<br>
<hr><a name="C"></a>
G<br>
H<br>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
document.write("<hr>The Anchor Properties:<br>");
for(var counter=0; counter<=document.anchors.length; counter++)
{
document.write("anchors[",counter,"].name=");
document.write(document.anchors[counter].name,"<br>");
document.write("anchors[",counter,"].text=");
document.write(document.anchors[counter].text,"<br>");
document.write("anchors[",counter,"].x=");
document.write(document.anchors[counter].x,"<br>");
document.write("anchors[",counter,"].y=");
document.write(document.anchors[counter].y,"<br>");
}
-->
</script>
</html>