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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Link to Email

Posted by Talal Husseiny
Talal Husseiny
9,165 Points

mailto function is not responding/working

The instructions was as follows for the mailto function on Teamtree house video:

<p><strong> Email:</strong><a href="mailto:talalhuss@gmail.com?subject=Hi%20there!">talalhuss@gmail.com</a></p>

What is wrong with my code? I have analyzed it so many times....

Jonas Westerholm
Jonas Westerholm
10,754 Points
Jonas Westerholm
Jonas Westerholm
10,754 Points

The syntax seems valid and works fine for me. Can you ellaborate on exactly what the problem is?

4 Answers

Anna Hurtt
Anna Hurtt
6,741 Points
Anna Hurtt
Anna Hurtt
6,741 Points

So I had the same issue. It does NOT work for me in Safari but works in Chrome. At least I know I typed it in correctly. Maybe they can address this issue in another video(if they haven't already)?

Andrew Poteau
Andrew Poteau
2,819 Points
Andrew Poteau
Andrew Poteau
2,819 Points

Works for me too. Do you have a default email client installed on your machine?

Hirenkumar Patel
PLUS
Hirenkumar Patel
Courses Plus Student 9,464 Points
Hirenkumar Patel
Hirenkumar Patel
Courses Plus Student 9,464 Points

Add followings line target=“_top” Inside <a>