When you create an internal hyperlink with the anchor element, what symbol must you use in the href attribute to tell the browser to look for a target within the current document?

When creating an internal hyperlink using the anchor element, the symbol used in the href attribute to direct the browser to a target within the same document is the hash symbol (#). This symbol indicates that the link will not point to a different webpage or external resource but rather to a specific section or an id within the current document.

For instance, if you have an element with an id attribute, such as <h2 id="section1">Section 1</h2>, you can link to it using <a href="#section1">Go to Section 1</a>. When this link is clicked, the browser will scroll to that specific part of the document.

Other symbols, such as the asterisk, dollar sign, or period, do not serve this purpose within the context of internal linking. The asterisk is often used in various programming contexts but not for internal references in HTML. The dollar sign is generally not used in standard HTML for linking, and while the period can denote relative paths, it does not apply to anchors within the same document.