Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “How does RouterLink differ from a regular <a href>?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)The difference between **RouterLink** and a regular `<a href="">` lies in the navigation mechanics: href fully reloads the page, while `[routerLink]` uses the Angular Router and updates only part of the page. **Key point:** href means "leave and reload", routerLink means "stay and just show something else".Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageThe difference between `RouterLink` and a regular `<a href="">` is in the **navigation mechanics**: ### `<a href="">` - Refreshes the whole document - **a full page reload**. - The request goes to the server, even if the page already exists in the application. - Works independently of Angular. ### `[routerLink]` - Uses the Angular Router - **navigation without a reload**. - Only part of the page is updated (through `<router-outlet>`). - Faster, controlled, and you can add parameters, guards, lazy loading, and so on. Roughly speaking: `href` means "leave and reload", `routerLink` means "stay and just show something else".For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.