Creating Email Hyperlinks in HTML Using the "mailto:" Protocol

In HTML, creating a hyperlink that opens an email client to send an email is done using the <a href> tag with the mailto: protocol. The correct syntax is <a href="mailto:[email protected]">, as indicated in the JSON formatted quiz question above.

When such a hyperlink is clicked, the web browser will open the default email client set on your computer and displays a new email draft to the specified email address. For instance:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">Send Email</a>

In this example, 'Send Email' is the visible and clickable part of the link, while 'mailto:[email protected]' instructs the browser to open the default email client.

Using mailto: not only simplifies the process of sending an email but also enhances the users' experience as they no longer need to manually open their email client and copy the recipient's email address.

It's also worth noting that you can include a subject in your email hyperlink by using ?subject=, like so:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hello">Send Email</a>

In this case, when the user clicks the link, their email client will open with the subject field already filled in with "Hello".

Remember, the <a href="mailto:[email protected]"> format is the correct and recognised format to create an email hyperlink in HTML—it's a universally accepted standard. Using non-standard tags like <email>, <mailto>, or <link> for this purpose will either have no effect or result in errors.

In conclusion, mailto: within an <a href> tag provides a seamless, user-friendly way to let users initiate email communication directly from a webpage. Just ensure that the email address following mailto: is valid, as mistaken addresses or typos can disrupt the email send process.