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Anchor Text

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Definition: Anchor text is the text that's used to create a link. For instance, the anchor text in this sentence is "Learn about Google."

Google will let you search within anchor text, and Google considers the anchor text of backlinks to determine the rank of pages in search results.

Also Known As: link anchor, backlink anchor, link name
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