HTML Guide for callto

Spaces are not permitted in the href value for phone links; the phone number must be a continuous string without spaces or slashes.

The href attribute of an anchor (<a>) element defines the link’s destination. For phone numbers, the proper URI scheme is tel:, not callto:. According to the HTML standard and the WHATWG Living Standard, the phone number should contain only digits and may use plus (+) or hyphen (-) characters for formatting, but it should not include spaces or slashes.

Incorrect HTML:

<a href="callto:07142/ 12 34 5">Call us</a>

Correct HTML:

<a href="tel:0714212345">Call us</a>

With country code and optional formatting:

<a href="tel:+49714212345">Call us</a>

For best compatibility and validation, always use the tel: scheme and ensure the phone number string contains only allowed characters.