What Is An Absolute URL?

Table of contents

• Definition
• Use Cases and Examples
• Summary

Definition

An absolute URL is a URL that is complete in its structure.

It has a domain, TLD, and a path and leads to a page when accessed through the browser.

Use Cases and Examples

Here are some examples of what an absolute URL looks like:

• https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp [↗]
• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/"Hello,_World!"_program [↗]

The only option you have when it comes to pointing to content on another site is to use an absolute URL.

Here are some examples of nonabsolute URLs:

• /blog [→]
• /about [→]

Comparing the absolute and nonabsolute URLs, you will notice the absolute URLs include a domain name and sub paths leading to a different page outside of this blog.

Summary

Check out this post to learn about Relative URLs [→]

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