Drupal 8/9 build a link using preprocess functions

lakshmi, Credit to volkotech-solutions Dec 13

To generate URL objects from routes and external URIs, use the \Drupal\Core\Url class.
To create HTML links within a Drupal module, use the \Drupal\Core\Link class.

themename.theme

<?php

use Drupal\Core\Link;
use Drupal\Core\Url;

/**
 * Implements hook_preprocess_node().
 */
function themename_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
  // To convert a plain uri into a Drupal URL object, use URL::fromUri.
  $my_url = URL::fromUri('https://www.drupal.org/');

  // Set the text or markup that you want to appear inside the link.
  $my_text = t('Drupal');

  // Set attributes as an array.
  $link_options = [
    'attributes' => [
      'target' => '_blank',
      'class' => ['link', 'link--format'],
    ],
  ];

  // Apply the options to the URL.
  $my_url->setOptions($link_options);

  // Build a link.
  $variables['drupal_link'] = Link::fromTextAndUrl($my_text, $my_url)->toString();
}

node.html.twig

{{# render this link in node.html.twig template #}}
{{ drupal_link }}

style.css

/* add some styles to link */

.link {
    font-size: large;
    color: brown;
}

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Muna Vijaya Lakshmi

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Drupal backend developer having 2+ years of experience in Drupal site development(8 & 9) with Developing Custom modules and Overriding theme concepts.

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