Is creating a CSS button as a link using ‘a href’ a safe practice?

<a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><button class="button">Click to DOWNLOAD</button></a>

OR

<a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="button">Click to DOWNLOAD</a>

CSS:

.button {
  background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  transition-duration: 0.4s;
  cursor: pointer;
}

HTML:

<a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><button class="button">Click to DOWNLOAD</button></a>

OR

<a href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="button">Click to DOWNLOAD</a>

I checked this and both working fine in wordpress. Is this valid/safe? Also, which one I should use? More optimal?

• This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by kittycat123456.