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title: Anchor Tag Helper in ASP.NET Core
ai-usage: ai-assisted
author: pkellner
description: Discover the ASP.NET Core Anchor Tag Helper attributes and the role each attribute plays in extending behavior of the HTML anchor tag.
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monikerRange: '>= aspnetcore-6.0'
ms.author: wpickett
ms.custom: mvc
ms.date: 10/13/2019
ms.date: 05/08/2026
uid: mvc/views/tag-helpers/builtin-th/anchor-tag-helper
---

# Anchor Tag Helper in ASP.NET Core

By [Peter Kellner](https://peterkellner.net) and [Scott Addie](https://github.com/scottaddie)
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[!code-csharp[](samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/Controllers/SpeakerController.cs?name=snippet_SpeakerDetailAction)]

With a default route template defined in *Startup.Configure*:

[!code-csharp[](samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/Startup.cs?name=snippet_UseMvc&highlight=8-10)]
With a default route template defined in `Program.cs`:

```csharp
app.MapControllerRoute(
name: "default",
pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
```

The MVC view uses the model, provided by the action, as follows:

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<a href="/Sessions">View Sessions</a>
```


> [!TIP]
> To support areas in a Razor Pages app, do one of the following in `Startup.ConfigureServices`:
>
> * Set the [compatibility version](xref:mvc/compatibility-version) to 2.1 or later.
> * Set the <xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.RazorPagesOptions.AllowAreas%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> property to `true`:
>
> [!code-csharp[](samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/Startup.cs?name=snippet_AllowAreas)]
> To support areas in a Razor Pages app, ensure that area routing is enabled in your app's routing configuration. In .NET 6 and later, use the minimal hosting model and configure area routes in *Program.cs* as needed.

#### Usage in MVC

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<a href="/Blogs/Home/AboutBlog">About Blog</a>
```


> [!TIP]
> To support areas in an MVC app, the route template must include a reference to the area, if it exists. That template is represented by the second parameter of the `routes.MapRoute` method call in *Startup.Configure*:
> To support areas in an MVC app, the route template must include a reference to the area, if it exists. In .NET 6 and later, configure area routes in *Program.cs* using `MapControllerRoute` with an area pattern, for example:
>
> [!code-csharp[](samples/TagHelpersBuiltIn/Startup.cs?name=snippet_UseMvc&highlight=5)]
> ```csharp
> app.MapControllerRoute(
> name: "mvcAreaRoute",
> pattern: "{area:exists}/{controller=Home}/{action=Index}");
> ```

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