HTML <a> rel Attribute
Example
A link with a rel attribute:
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.functravel.com/">Cheap Flights</a>
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Definition and Usage
The rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
Only used if the href attribute is present.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: Browsers do not use this attribute in any way. However, search engines can use this attribute to get more information about a link.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Some values are removed, and some new values are added.
Syntax
<a rel="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| alternate | Links to an alternate version of the document (i.e. print page, translated or mirror) |
| author | Links to the author of the document |
| bookmark | Permanent URL used for bookmarking |
| help | Links to a help document |
| license | Links to copyright information for the document |
| next | The next document in a selection |
| nofollow | Links to an unendorsed document, like a paid link. ("nofollow" is used by Google, to specify that the Google search spider should not follow that link) |
| noreferrer | Specifies that the browser should not send a HTTP referer header if the user follows the hyperlink |
| prefetch | Specifies that the target document should be cached |
| prev | The previous document in a selection |
| search | Links to a search tool for the document |
| tag | A tag (keyword) for the current document |
HTML <a> tag
