HTML <link> rel Attribute

Example

<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="demo.css">
</head>

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Meaning

The rel attribute names a relationship between the linked document and the current document.

Multiple values can be specified and should be separated by spaces.

Standard Syntax

HTML: <link rel="value" >

XHTML: <link rel="value" />

Attribute Values

Value	Category	Description
alternate	Hyperlink	Gives alternate representations of the current document.
archives	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Provides a link to a collection of records, documents, or other materials of historical interest.
author	Hyperlink	Gives a link to the current document’s author.
dns-prefetch	Hyperlink	Specifies that the browser should preemptively perform DNS resolution for the target resource's origin
first	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Indicates that the current document is a part of a series, and that the first document in the series is the referenced document.
help	Hyperlink	Provides a link to context-sensitive help.
icon	External Resource	Imports an icon to represent the current document.
index	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Gives a link to the document that provides a table of contents or index listing the current document.
last	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Indicates that the current document is a part of a series, and that the last document in the series is the referenced document.
license	Hyperlink	Indicates that the main content of the current document is covered by the copyright license described by the referenced document.
next	Hyperlink	Indicates that the current document is a part of a series, and that the next document in the series is the referenced document.
pingback	External Resource	Gives the address of the pingback server that handles pingbacks to the current document.
preconnect	External Resource	Specifies that the browser should preemptively connect to the target resource's origin.
prefetch	External Resource	Specifies that the target resource should be preemptively cached.
preload	External Resource	Specifies the browser to download a resource because this resource will be needed later during the current navigation.
prerender	External Resource	Suggests that the browser fetch the linked resource in advance, and that it also render the prefetched content offscreen so it can be quickly presented to the user once needed.
prev	Hyperlink	Indicates that the current document is a part of a series, and that the previous document in the series is the referenced document.
search	Hyperlink	Gives a link to a resource that can be used to search through the current document and its related pages.
stylesheet	External Resource	Imports a stylesheet.
sidebar	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Specifies that the referenced document, if retrieved, is intended to be shown in the browser’s sidebar (if it has one).
tag	Hyperlink	Gives a tag (identified by the given address) that applies to the current document.
up	Hyperlink	Deprecated. Provides a link to a document giving the context for the current document.