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Posted by rachaelallison
rachaelallison
9,521 Points

proper formatting for including area code?

In this video (how to build a contact page), Nick shows that including tel:555-5555 in the href will make the phone number clickable on mobile.

what is the proper formatting for including an area code? Is it "tel:(555)555-5555"? or is it "tel:555-555-5555"?

1 Answer

Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points
Benjamin Larson
Benjamin Larson
34,055 Points

Hi Rachael,

The tel: URI scheme works using dashes (or just the straight numbers). I don't think it would work with the parenthesis, but you could set the hyperlink to display as such:

<a href="tel:+1-555-555-5555">(555)-555-5555</a>

Here's a boring reference for the Proposed Usage of Telephone URIs in HTML: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3966#section-8