HTML 5 <link> Tag
Example
Link to an external style sheet:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />
</head> |
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Definition and Usage
The <link> tag defines the relationship between a document and an external
resource.
The <link> tag is most used to link to style sheets.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
Some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML 5.
The "sizes" attribute is new in HTML 5.
Tips and Notes
Note: The link element is an empty element, it contains attributes only.
Note: This element goes only in the head section, but it can appear any number of times.
Attributes
New : New in HTML 5.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| charset |
char_encoding |
Not supported in HTML 5 |
| href |
URL |
The target URL of the resource |
| hreflang |
language_code |
Defines the base language of the target URL |
| media |
screen
tty
tv
projection
handheld
print
braille
aural
all |
Specifies on what device the document will be displayed
| screen |
For non-paged computer screens |
| tty |
For media using a fixed-pitch character grid (like teletypes, terminals, or devices with limited display
capabilities) |
| tv |
For TV-type devices (low resolution,
limited scrollability) |
| projection |
For projectors |
| handheld |
For handheld devices (small screen, limited
bandwidth) |
| print |
For paged and for documents
viewed on screen in print preview mode |
| braille |
For braille tactile feedback devices |
| aural |
For speech synthesizers |
| all |
For all devices |
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| rel |
alternate
archives
author
first
help
icon
index
last
license
next
pingback
prefetch
prev
search
stylesheet
sidebar
tag
up |
Specifies the relationship between the current document and
the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present |
| rev |
reversed relationship |
Not supported in HTML 5 |
| sizesNew |
number
any |
Defines sizes of the linked resource. Can be used when rel="icon". |
| target |
_blank
_self
_top
_parent
frame_name |
Not supported in HTML 5 |
| type |
MIME_type like:
text/css
text/javascript
image/gif |
Specifies the MIME type of the target URL |
Standard Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
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