# @next/next/no-html-link-for-pages
> Disallow `` elements that link to another page of the app
Clicking a plain `` makes the browser load the whole next page. That means new HTML, new scripts, and all client state is gone. `Link` from `next/link` changes the page in the browser and fetches the next page's code ahead of time.
The rule reports an `` with an `href` that's a plain string and points inside the site, such as `/about` or `about`. It doesn't look at which pages exist, so a link to an API route or to a file in `public/` is reported too.
These are allowed: an `href` with a scheme (`https:`, `mailto:`, `tel:`), one that starts with `//` or `#`, an element with `target="_blank"`, and an element with `download`.
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## Configure
Off by default. To turn it on:
```toml bunfig.toml
[lint.rules]
"@next/next/no-html-link-for-pages" = "error" # or "warn"
```
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## Examples
Reported:
{/* bad */}
```jsx
export default function Nav() {
return About;
}
```
{/* bad */}
```jsx
export default function LogOut() {
return Log out;
}
```
Not reported:
{/* good */}
```jsx
import Link from "next/link";
export default function Nav() {
return About;
}
```
{/* good */}
```jsx
export default function Footer() {
return (
);
}
```