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Z121: MISSING_OR_EMPTY_HREF

  • Severity: Error

    Penalty: 0.0 points | Category: general

  • Remediation & Opt-In

    Auto-Fixable: No | Opt-In: No

Rationale

Emitted when an HTML <a> tag lacks an href attribute or has an empty href="" string, forming an invalid link element.

How to Fix

Provide a valid relative or absolute target URL in the href attribute.

  • Failing Pattern (Triggers Z121)

    docs/example.md
    <a href="">Empty Link</a>
<a>Missing Href</a>

  • Passing Pattern (Resolves Z121)

    docs/example.md
    <a href="/guide">Valid Link</a>

Reference

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