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There's no \u003Ccode>clickable=\"true\"\u003C\u002Fcode> attribute for \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode>, and no special \"image link\" element either. Learning how to make an image a link in HTML really comes down to one plain pattern: wrap the image in an anchor. Once that clicks (no pun intended), everything else in this guide is just variations on the same idea, covering internal pages, external sites, new tabs, and making sure a screen reader user knows what the picture actually does.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"how-to-make-an-image-a-link-in-html\">How to Make an Image a Link in HTML\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The short version: put an \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode> inside an \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.example.com\">\n  <img src=\"logo.png\" alt=\"Example Company homepage\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>That's the entire pattern. The \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> element is what creates the link: it's the thing a browser actually treats as clickable and a screen reader announces as a link. The \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode> inside it is just content, the same way a word or sentence would be if it were wrapped in that same anchor instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Three attributes do the real work here, and it's worth being precise about which does what, since mixing them up is the single most common mistake in this whole topic:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> goes on the \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag. It's the destination, meaning the page, file, or URL the click takes the user to. Per the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhtml.spec.whatwg.org\u002Fmultipage\u002Ftext-level-semantics.html#the-a-element\">WHATWG HTML Standard\u003C\u002Fa>, this is what makes \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> a hyperlink in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>src\u003C\u002Fcode> goes on the \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwpfsharp.com\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-add-an-image-in-html\"> tag\u003C\u002Fa>. It's the path to the actual image file being displayed, unrelated to where a click sends anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode> also goes on the \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag. Per the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\u002FElement\u002Fimg\">MDN \u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\u002FElement\u002Fimg\"> reference\u003C\u002Fa>, it's the text alternative shown or read aloud when the image can't be seen. When the image is the only thing inside a link, this text carries extra weight, since it also functions as the accessible name for the link, which the accessibility section below covers in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>A minimal working page puts it together like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n  <title>Clickable Logo Example<\u002Ftitle>\n<\u002Fhead>\n<body>\n  <a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.example.com\">\n    <img src=\"logo.png\" alt=\"Example Company homepage\" width=\"180\" height=\"60\">\n  <\u002Fa>\n<\u002Fbody>\n<\u002Fhtml>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>Nothing about \u003Ccode>width\u003C\u002Fcode> and \u003Ccode>height\u003C\u002Fcode> is required for the link to function, but setting them helps the browser reserve space for the image before it loads, which reduces layout shift. It's a detail worth keeping even in a two-line example.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"link-an-image-to-a-page-website-or-image-file\">Link an Image to a Page, Website, or Image File\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The anchor-wraps-image pattern doesn't change based on the destination. What changes is the \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> value.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Internal page links\u003C\u002Fstrong> use a relative URL, meaning a path relative to the current page's location rather than a full address:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"\u002Fabout\">\n  <img src=\"team-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Meet the WPF Sharp Academy team\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>External website links\u003C\u002Fstrong> use an absolute URL, meaning the full address including the protocol:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\">\n  <img src=\"mdn-badge.png\" alt=\"MDN Web Docs HTML reference\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Linking a thumbnail to its full-size version\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the same structure again, just with the \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> pointing at the larger image file instead of an HTML page:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"images\u002Fsunset-full.jpg\">\n  <img src=\"images\u002Fsunset-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over the harbor, full-size view\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>Clicking that thumbnail opens the full-resolution image directly in the browser, since browsers render standalone image files as pages on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Linking to a specific section of the same page\u003C\u002Fstrong> uses a fragment identifier, an \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> value starting with \u003Ccode>#\u003C\u002Fcode> followed by the target element's \u003Ccode>id\u003C\u002Fcode>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"#pricing\">\n  <img src=\"pricing-icon.png\" alt=\"Jump to pricing section\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\n<section id=\"pricing\">\n  <h2>Pricing<\u002Fh2>\n<\u002Fsection>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>The browser scrolls to whichever element has the matching \u003Ccode>id\u003C\u002Fcode>. This only works if that \u003Ccode>id\u003C\u002Fcode> value exists exactly once on the page and is spelled identically in both places; a mismatch here is a common reason this pattern silently fails.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"make-an-image-open-in-a-new-tab\">Make an Image Open in a New Tab\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Adding \u003Ccode>target=\"_blank\"\u003C\u002Fcode> to the anchor makes the link open in a new tab or window instead of navigating away from the current page:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\u002FElement\u002Fimg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n  <img src=\"mdn-icon.png\" alt=\"MDN img element reference (opens in new tab)\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>This makes sense in specific situations: linking out to documentation or a reference site while the user is mid-task, sending someone to a download or PDF, or any external destination where losing the current page's state would be annoying. It's a poor fit for internal navigation, where opening extra tabs for every click just adds clutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The \u003Ccode>rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003C\u002Fcode> pair is worth keeping even though modern browsers now handle part of it automatically. According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\u002FReference\u002FAttributes\u002Frel\u002Fnoopener\">MDN's documentation on the \u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ccode>noopener\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.mozilla.org\u002Fen-US\u002Fdocs\u002FWeb\u002FHTML\u002FReference\u002FAttributes\u002Frel\u002Fnoopener\"> attribute value\u003C\u002Fa>, setting \u003Ccode>target=\"_blank\"\u003C\u002Fcode> on an \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> element implicitly provides the same behavior as \u003Ccode>rel=\"noopener\"\u003C\u002Fcode> in current browsers, which prevents the new tab from getting a reference back to the original page via \u003Ccode>window.opener\u003C\u002Fcode>. Adding it explicitly is still standard practice for compatibility with older browsers that predate that default, and \u003Ccode>noreferrer\u003C\u002Fcode> additionally stops the browser from sending the current page's URL as the referrer to the destination site, a privacy behavior that isn't covered by the implicit \u003Ccode>noopener\u003C\u002Fcode> default.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"make-image-links-accessible\">Make Image Links Accessible\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>An image link that only \"looks\" clickable to a sighted user isn't finished. Screen reader users rely entirely on the \u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode> text to know what a linked image will do, so getting it right matters more here than on a decorative image sitting in a paragraph.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>When the image is the only content inside the link\u003C\u002Fstrong>, its \u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode> text has to describe where the link goes or what it does, not just what the picture shows. According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwebaim.org\u002Ftechniques\u002Falttext\u002F\">WebAIM's guidance on alternative text\u003C\u002Fa>, when an image is the only content inside a link, the alt text is all a screen reader has to work with, so it needs to convey the function of the link rather than just describe the image.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.example.com\">\n  <img src=\"logo.png\" alt=\"Example Company homepage\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>Note that \u003Ccode>alt=\"Example Company homepage\"\u003C\u002Fcode> describes the destination, not the visual (it doesn't say \"blue rectangular logo with white text\"). That's the right call, since screen readers already announce the element as a link, so restating \"logo\" or adding \"click here\" is redundant noise. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwebaim.org\u002Ftechniques\u002Fimages\u002F\">WebAIM's accessible images guide\u003C\u002Fa> makes this point directly: words like \"picture of\" or \"link to\" are unnecessary since screen readers identify images and links on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>When the image sits next to visible text inside the same link\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the text is already doing the describing, so the image can safely get an empty \u003Ccode>alt=\"\"\u003C\u002Fcode>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"\u002Fproducts\u002Fwireless-mouse\">\n  <img src=\"mouse-icon.png\" alt=\"\">\n  Wireless Mouse\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>A screen reader announces this as \"link, Wireless Mouse,\" which is clean and non-redundant, instead of repeating the product name twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>When the image is decorative and has no adjacent text at all\u003C\u002Fstrong>, giving it \u003Ccode>alt=\"\"\u003C\u002Fcode> alone would leave the link with no accessible name whatsoever, which is worse than a redundant description. The fix is to give the link itself an accessible name using \u003Ccode>aria-label\u003C\u002Fcode>, while the image stays empty:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><a href=\"\u002Fcart\" aria-label=\"View shopping cart\">\n  <img src=\"cart-icon.png\" alt=\"\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>This keeps the icon itself out of the screen reader's way while still telling the user exactly what activating the link does.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"common-image-link-examples\">Common Image Link Examples\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>A few patterns account for most real-world uses of a clickable image:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Use Case\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> Points To\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode> Text Approach\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Clickable website logo\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Homepage (\u003Ccode>\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Describes destination, e.g. \"Company Name homepage\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Product image → product page\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Product detail page URL\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Empty \u003Ccode>alt=\"\"\u003C\u002Fcode> if product name is adjacent text; descriptive otherwise\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Thumbnail → full-size image\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>The full-resolution image file\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Describes the image content, since there's no separate page context\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Icon used for navigation\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>The relevant section or page\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u003Cp>Describes the destination or action, not the icon's appearance\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Cp>A clickable logo is the most common version of all: nearly every site wraps its header logo in a link back to the homepage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><header>\n  <a href=\"\u002F\" aria-label=\"WPF Sharp Academy homepage\">\n    <img src=\"wpfsharp-logo.svg\" alt=\"\">\n  <\u002Fa>\n<\u002Fheader>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Cp>Here the logo is treated as decorative with an accessible name on the link itself, since \"WPF Sharp Academy homepage\" describes the destination more usefully than a literal description of the logo mark would.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"common-mistakes-with-image-links\">Common Mistakes With Image Links\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Putting \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> on \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> instead of \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode> element has no \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> attribute in the HTML spec, so adding one does nothing; the browser silently ignores it and the image stays unclickable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Mixing up \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode>src\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> and \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ccode>src\u003C\u002Fcode> is exclusively for the image file being displayed; \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> is exclusively for the link's destination. They never belong on the same element.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Broken relative paths or URLs.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A relative path like \u003Ccode>images\u002Fphoto.jpg\u003C\u002Fcode> resolves differently depending on which folder the current HTML file lives in, so moving a file without updating the paths that reference it is a frequent source of dead links.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Missing or ineffective \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> text.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Leaving \u003Ccode>alt\u003C\u002Fcode> off entirely, or filling it with something generic like \"image1.jpg,\" gives screen reader users nothing useful to work with, especially when the image is the only content of the link.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Reaching for JavaScript when a plain link would do.\u003C\u002Fstrong> An \u003Ccode>onclick\u003C\u002Fcode> handler that sets \u003Ccode>window.location\u003C\u002Fcode> works, but it loses the built-in behaviors a real \u003Ccode><a href>\u003C\u002Fcode> gets for free, including middle-click to open in a new tab, right-click to copy the link, and correct behavior for keyboard and assistive technology users.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>Here's the contrast in code, since the first mistake in that list is worth seeing directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-html\"><!-- Wrong: href on img does nothing -->\n<img src=\"logo.png\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.example.com\" alt=\"Company logo\">\n\n<!-- Right: href belongs on the anchor -->\n<a href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.example.com\">\n  <img src=\"logo.png\" alt=\"Company homepage\">\n<\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\u003Ch2 id=\"fix-an-image-link-that-is-not-working\">Fix an Image Link That Is Not Working\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>When a linked image isn't responding to clicks, work through these in order:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check that \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> is actually inside \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It's easy to close the anchor tag too early, especially in templated or CMS-generated markup, leaving the image sitting right next to the link instead of inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Verify the \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003Cstrong> and image paths.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A typo in either one produces different symptoms: a broken \u003Ccode>src\u003C\u002Fcode> shows a missing image icon but the link might still work, while a broken \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> shows the image fine but leads nowhere or to a 404.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwpfsharp.com\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-center-a-div-in-css\">CSS\u003C\u002Fa> or overlapping elements blocking clicks.\u003C\u002Fstrong> An absolutely positioned overlay, a transparent element with a higher \u003Ccode>z-index\u003C\u002Fcode>, or \u003Ccode>pointer-events: none\u003C\u002Fcode> set somewhere in the CSS can all make an otherwise-correct link visually present but unclickable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Test with keyboard and on mobile.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Tab to the link and press Enter to confirm it's reachable without a mouse, and check on an actual touchscreen, since hover-dependent CSS can sometimes interfere with tap behavior in ways a desktop test won't catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Ch2 id=\"faq-about-making-images-links-in-html\">FAQ About Making Images Links in HTML\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Ch3 id=\"what-is-the-html-code-to-make-an-image-a-link\">\u003Cstrong>What is the HTML code to make an image a link?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Wrap the \u003Ccode><img>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag inside an \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag, with the destination on the anchor's \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> attribute: \u003Ccode><a href=\"destination-url\"><img src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"description\"><\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-i-make-an-image-link-to-another-website\">\u003Cstrong>Can I make an image link to another website?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Yes. Set the \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag's \u003Ccode>href\u003C\u002Fcode> to the full external URL, including \u003Ccode>https:\u002F\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>, the same as any other outbound link.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3 id=\"how-do-i-make-an-image-open-in-a-new-tab\">\u003Cstrong>How do I make an image open in a new tab?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Add \u003Ccode>target=\"_blank\"\u003C\u002Fcode> to the \u003Ccode><a>\u003C\u002Fcode> tag, and pair it with \u003Ccode>rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003C\u002Fcode> for security and privacy on external links.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3 id=\"can-i-link-an-image-to-another-section-of-the-same-page\">\u003Cstrong>Can I link an image to another section of the same page?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Yes. 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