What is a URL?
Published Date: September 9, 2022
Updated Date: September 9, 2022
What does URL stands for?
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator
What is a URL?
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifer that is used by the browsers to locate a resource on the internet. Everything we access on the internet has an address. Hence, we always put a URL in the address bar
of the browser.
What does the hash (#) or pound (#) sign mean in a URL?
A hash or pound or # sign in a url signifies a named content on the page.
For example, consider a link https://toolsconverters.xyz/url-encoder#url-encoder
here the portion of the url https://toolsconverters.xyz/url-encoder
is the address locator of the page. So when you just enter https://toolsconverters.xyz/url-encoder
you will land to a resource. However, when you want to locate a particular element on the page, you can directly put the name of the resource at the end of the URL. In our example, it is #url-encoder
What is the %20 symbol in a URL?
space - A url encoded string in some cases will have a %20
. URLs cannot consist of a space and hence it has to be encoded into its Hexadecimal equivalent. Space is assigned the number 32, which translates to 20
in hexadecimal.
Here is an example: Regular URL -
https://toolsconverters.xyz/url encoder free online
Encoded URL -
https://toolsconverters.xyz/url%20encoder%20free%20online
What is the %23 symbol in a URL?
hash or pound or # - A url encoded string in some cases will have a %23
. URLs cannot consist of special characters like #
and hence it has to be encoded into its Hexadecimal equivalent. %23
is the hexadecimal value for #
What is the %40 symbol in a URL?
@ - A url encoded string in some cases will have a %40
. URLs cannot consist of special characters like @
and hence it has to be encoded into its Hexadecimal equivalent. %40
is the hexadecimal value for @
What does a URL consist of?
A URL (Uniform Resource locator) consists of 3 parts. The protocol (HTTP or HTTPS), the domain (toolsconverters.xyz) that identifies the website and lastly the specific path to the webpage (url-encoder)