It’s a URL. The abbreviation URL begins with a vowel, but it has a consonant sound ("you").
It’s a URL. The abbreviation URL begins with a vowel, but it has a consonant sound ("you"). Since the rule for using "a" or "an" is based on pronunciation, and not spelling, it takes the article "a".
A URL is the address of a given unique resource on the Web.
An URL is the address of a given unique resource on the Web.
Remember, when choosing between the indefinite articles "a" and "an", it's the pronunciation of the following word, which is important.
A URL never contains spaces.
How do I create a URL for an image?
Note that the individual letter "U" has a consonant sound, so we say "a U" (not an "U").
The button on the lower right has a "U" on it.
Other abbreviations that also begin with the consonant sound "you", and therefore take the article "a", are listed below:
