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HTML: <area> rel attribute

The rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document, and is used only when the href attribute exists.

　HTML <area> tag

Online Example

Image map with clickable areas:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<title>HTML:<area>　rel　attribute　-　基础教程网　oldtoolbag.com</title>
<body>
<p>Click on the sun to observe it closely：</p>
<img src="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
　　<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" alt="Sun" href="sun.html" rel="alternate">
</map>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All major browsers support the rel attribute

Definition and Usage

The rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
is used only when the href attribute exists.

HTML 4.01 with HTML5difference

rel attribute is an HTML5New attributes of the <area> tag in HTML.

Syntax

<area rel="value">

Attribute value

Value	Description
alternate	Alternative version of the document (such as print page, translation, or mirror).
author	Link to the author of the document
bookmark	Permanent URL for bookmarks
help	Link to the help document
license	Link to the copyright information of the document
next	Next document in the options
nofollow	nofollow is a value of an HTML tag attribute. The meaning of this tag is to tell the search engine "Do not track links on this web page" or "Do not track this specific link."
noreferrer	If the user clicks the link and the specified browser does not send HTTP referer header information.
prefetch	The specified target file should be cached
prev	Previous document in the options
search	The document is linked to a search tool
tag	Tags (keywords) of the current document

　HTML <area> tag

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