How to link to html in a folder not directly connected-CodePudding

I am creating a website with simple HTML CSS. How do I create a hyperlink (href) in an HTML file, to an HTML file in a folder, that is not directly related.

See picture. If I want to insert a link in HTML 4 to HTML 3. I know one can use ..\HTML2.html to go back in parent folder, but what is the best way here?

CodePudding user response：

Typing / points to the relative root directory. So you can just do <a href="/html3/html3.html">HTML 3</a> and it should take you to HTML3.

You can also use <a href="../../html3/html3.html">HTML 3</a> as you seem to know.

General recommendation would be to pick the closest path. If it's from the root, then select the first. If it's from a relative point from where you are, then the second.

CodePudding user response：

Considering your drawing, I assume that node 1 is the root so the simplest way would be: .\html3.html