diff --git a/dataRender/anchor.js b/dataRender/anchor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b43deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataRender/anchor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * @name anchor
+ * @summary Renders the column data as HTML anchor (`a` tag)
+ * @author [Fedonyuk Anton](http://ensostudio.ru)
+ * @requires DataTables 1.10+
+ *
+ * @param {string} type The anchor type: 'link'(by default), 'phone' or 'email'
+ * @param {object|function} attributes The attributes of the anchor tag or the
+ * callback function returning the tag attributes, the callback syntax:
+ * `function (mixed data, object|array row, object meta): object`
+ * @param {string|null} innerText The inner text of the anchor tag or `null` to
+ * set text by column `data` (by default)
+ * @returns {string}
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // Display `...`
+ * $('#example').DataTable({
+ * columnDefs: [{
+ * targets: 1,
+ * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.anchor()
+ * }]
+ * });
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // Display `...`
+ * $('#example').DataTable({
+ * columnDefs: [{
+ * targets: 2,
+ * render: $.fn.dataTable.render.anchor('email', {'class': 'link'})
+ * }]
+ * });
+ */
+jQuery.fn.dataTable.render.anchor = function (
+ type = 'link',
+ attributes = {},
+ innerText = null
+) {
+ return function (data, type, row, meta = {}) {
+ // restriction only for table display rendering
+ if (type !== 'display') {
+ return data;
+ }
+
+ if (innerText === null) {
+ innerText = data;
+ }
+
+ var attrs = attributes typeof 'function' ? attributes(data, row, meta) : attributes;
+
+ if (!attrs.href) {
+ switch (type) {
+ case 'mail':
+ attrs.href = 'mailto:' + data;
+ break;
+ case 'phone':
+ attrs.href = 'tel:' + data.replace(/[^+\d]+/g, '');
+ break;
+ case 'link':
+ case default:
+ try {
+ attrs.href = new URL(data);
+ } catch (e) {
+ attrs.href = data;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ var anchorEl = jQuery('');
+
+ return anchorEl.attr(attrs).text(innerText)[0].outerText;
+ };
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 678fab6..e13a4ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "datatables.net-plugins",
- "version": "1.11.5",
+ "version": "1.13.1",
"description": "Various small plug-ins for DataTables including feature, ordering, search and internationalisation plug-ins.",
"scripts": {
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"