HTML USSD

Appearance

<a> Tag ​

The <a> tag is used to create navigation links in the USSD interface.

Rules ​

  • Must have an href attribute pointing to another screen (local or remote).
  • Must be placed inside <body>.
  • Cannot be mixed with <form> on the same page.
href with local file

When using href with a local file, the value should be the name of the file to retrieve, relative to the location of the main file. Ensure the file exists in the same directory or provide the correct relative path.

bash
html/
├─ sub/
│  ├─ s1.html
├─ index.html
├─ page1.html
html
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Main Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    Welcome
    <a href="page1.html">Page 1</a>
    <a href="sub/s1.html">Sub folder s1</a>
  </body>
</html>
html
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Page 1</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    Welcome to page 1
  </body>
</html>
html
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Sub s1</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    Welcome to sub s1
    <a href="index.html">Main page</a>
  </body>
</html>

Attributes ​

AttributeValuesDefaultDescriptionRequired
hrefLocal file path or server URL—Link to another page (local or remote).Yes

Example ​

  • with server url
html
<body>
  <a href="http://localhost:8888/payment">Make a Payment</a>
  <a href="http://localhost:8888/balance">Check Balance</a>
</body>
  • with local file
html
<body>
  <a href="payment.html">Make a Payment</a>
  <a href="balance.html">Check Balance</a>
</body>
Result
bash
1. Make a Payment
2. Check Balance