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HTML link rel attribute

The required rel attribute specifies the current document and the linked document/the relationship between resources.

Online Example

An external stylesheet:

Example

!DOCTYPE html
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML <link> rel Attribute Usage-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body
<h1>I am formatted with a linked style sheet</h1>
<p>Me too!/p>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All mainstream browsers support the rel attribute.

Definition and Usage

The rel attribute is required, specifying the relationship between the current document and the linked document/the relationship between resources.

HTML 4.01 with HTML5differences

in HTML5 Removed some HTML 4.01 The value in the syntax has added some new values.

Syntax

<link rel="value">

Attribute value

Value	Description
alternate	Link to the alternative version of the document (such as a print page, translation, or mirror).
author	Link to the author of the document.
help	Link to the help document.
icon	Import the icon representing the document.
license	Link to the copyright information of the document.
next	Indicates that the document is part of a collection, and the next document in the collection is the referenced document.
prefetch	Specifies that the target resource should be cached.
prev	Indicates that the document is part of a collection, and the previous document in the collection is the referenced document.
search	Link to the search tool for the document.
stylesheet	The URL of the style sheet to be imported.

　HTML <link> tag

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