ToolJet/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.34.0/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

| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Properties </div> | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Expected Value </div> |
|:----------- |:----------- |:-------------- |
| 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` |

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## 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**.

|  <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Event </div> |  <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> |
|:----------- |:----------- |
| 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. |

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Check [Action Reference](/docs/category/actions-reference) docs to get the detailed information about all the **Actions**.
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## Component Specific Actions (CSA)

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

| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Actions  </div>   | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> How To Access </div> |
|:----------- |:----------- |:------------ |
| click | You can trigger the click action of the link component via a component-specific action within any event handler. | Employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as `await components.link1.click()` |

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## Exposed Variables

There are currently no exposed variables for the component.

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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.

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## Layout

| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Layout </div> | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Expected Value </div> |
|:--------------- |:----------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Show on desktop | Toggle on or off to display desktop view. | You can programmatically determining the value by clicking on `Fx` to set the value `{{true}}` or `{{false}}` |
| Show on mobile  | Toggle on or off to display mobile view.  | You can programmatically determining the value by clicking on `Fx` to set the value `{{true}}` or `{{false}}` |

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## Styles

| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Style  </div>    | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> |
|:----------- |:----------- | 
| 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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