Link rel Property

Return the relationship between the current document and the linked document:

var x = document.getElementById("myLink").rel;

The result of x will be:

stylesheet

Definition and Usage

The rel property sets or returns a space-separated list that defines the relationship between the current document and the linked document.

The rel property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "search" is not supported in Opera or Safari.

Note: The value "sidebar" is not supported in IE, Safari, or Chrome.

Return the rel property:

linkObject.rel

Set the rel property:

linkObject.rel=relationship

Value	Description
alternate	Linked page is an alternative version of the current document
appendix	Linked page is the appendix page for the current document
chapter	Refers to a chapter
contents	Linked page is the table of contents for the current document
copyright	Linked page is the copyright/policy for the current document
glossary	Linked page is the glossary page for the current document
help	Linked page is the help page for the current document
index	Linked page is the index page for the current document
next	Refers to the next page
offline	Refers to a location that contains a path to the CDF file
prev	Refers to the previous page
search	Refers to an XML file in OpenSearch description format
section	Link to a section in a list of documents
shortcut icon	Refers to an icon location
sidebar	Refers to the bookmark panel
start	Refers to the first page (used by search engines to show the first page)
stylesheet	Linked page is the style sheet for the current document
subsection	Linked page is a subsection for the current document

Return Value:	A String, representing a space-separated list of relationship types