ToolJet/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.23.0/widgets/link.md

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id: link
title: Link
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# Link

Link widget allows you to add a hyperlink and navigate to the external URL.

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## Properties

| Properties  | description | Expected value |
| ----------- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Link Target | This property sets the URL where the user needs to be taken on clicking the link | example: `https://dev.to/tooljet` or `{{queries.xyz.data.url}}` | 
| Link Text | This property sets the text for the link widget  | example: `Click here` or `Open webpage` | 
| Target Type | This property specifies the link to be opened in the same tab or new tab on clickinh the link | Options: `New Tab` & `Same Tab` |

## Events
To add an event to a link, click on the widget handle to open the widget properties on the right sidebar. Go to the **Events** section and click on **Add handler**.

### On Click
**On Click** event is triggered when the link is clicked. Just like any other event on ToolJet, you can set multiple handlers for on click event.

### On hover
**On Hover** event is triggered when the link is hovered. Just like any other event on ToolJet, you can set multiple handlers for on click event.

:::info
Check [Action Reference](/docs/category/actions-reference) docs to get the detailed information about all the **Actions**.
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## General
### Tooltip

A Tooltip is often used to specify extra information about something when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the widget.

Under the <b>General</b> accordion, you can set the value in the string format. Now hovering over the widget will display the string as the tooltip.

## Layout

| Layout  | description | Expected value |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| Show on desktop | Toggle on or off to show/hide the widget on desktop view. | You can programmatically determine the value by clicking on `Fx` to set the value `{{true}}` or `{{false}}` |
| Show on mobile | Toggle on or off to show/hide the widget on mobile view. | You can programmatically determine the value by clicking on `Fx` to set the value `{{true}}` or `{{false}}`   |

## Styles

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| Style      | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- | 
| Text Color |  You can change the background color of the text by entering the Hex color code or choosing a color of your choice from the color picker. |
| Text Size | By default, the text size is set to 14. You can enter any value from 1-100 to set custom text size. |
| Underline | You can change the underline of the text in the following ways: **on-hover (default), never, always** |
| Visibility | Toggle on or off to control the visibility of the widget. You can programmatically change its value by clicking on the `Fx` button next to it. If `{{false}}` the widget will not visible after the app is deployed. By default, it's set to `{{true}}`. |

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Any property having `Fx` button next to its field can be **programmatically configured**.
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## Exposed variables

There are currently no exposed variables for the component.

## Component specific actions (CSA)

Following actions of link component can be controlled using the component specific actions(CSA):

| Actions     | Description |
| ----------- | ----------- |
| click | You can trigger the click action of the link component via a component-specific action within any event handler. Additionally, you have the option to employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as `await components.link1.click()` |