Hypertext is a kind of specially-formatted text that provides a link to other content. Hypertext allows system designers to organize information in a branching structure instead of a linear one. Clicking a hypertext link (called a hyperlink) will send the user to another part of the current document or a separate document entirely.

Hypertext is text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access. Hypertext documents are interconnected by hyperlinks, which are typically activated by a mouse click, keypress set, or screen touch.