Example
An external stylesheet:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
Try it Yourself »
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="w3ii 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 |