HTML <link> rel Attribute
Example
An external stylesheet:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
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Definition and Usage
The required rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document/resource.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Some HTML 4.01 values are removed from HTML5, and some new values are added to HTML5.
Syntax
<link rel="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| alternate | Links to an alternate version of the document (i.e. print page, translated or mirror). Example: <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="W3Schools News" href="/blog/news/atom"> |
| author | Links to the author of the document |
| help | Links to a help document. Example: <link rel="help" href="/help/"> |
| icon | Imports an icon to represent the document. Example: <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"> |
| license | Links to copyright information for the document |
| next | Indicates that the document is a part of a series, and that the next document in the series is the referenced document |
| prefetch | Specifies that the target resource should be cached |
| prev | Indicates that the document is a part of a series, and that the previous document in the series is the referenced document |
| search | Links to a search tool for the document |
| stylesheet | URL to a style sheet to import |
HTML <link> tag
