Make CSS Image a link - css

Question

I'm just working on a site and I need an image in the top right corner that will link to another site when clicked. I created this in the CSS file:
div.image:before {
content:url(http://LinkToMyImage);
max-height: 169px;
max-width: 220px;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
}
Then add this html:
<div class="image"></div>
It appears exactly how I want it but it's obviously not a link, is there a way I can make this linkable? I have tried href to the div but that does not work. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Answer 1

You can accomplish the exact same thing by simply using an anchor tag. Also, there's no need to be so specific with your css by referencing the element your class applies to. That will take quite a bit longer to process than just using the class name.
If you need a higher level of specificity, target your element with another class name. Avoiding a specific element makes your code more flexible should the markup need to change in the future.
Change your html to:
<a class="image"></a>
and your css to:
.image:before {
content:url('http://LinkToMyImage');
// You should also be able to safely eliminate `display: block;`
// when setting `position: absolute`, but included it just in case you
// experienced problems setting width and height
display: block;
height: 169px;
width: 220px;
position: absolute;
// top 0 is usually inferred when setting position: absolute;
// you should be able to remove this
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
}