HTML <link> Tag

Description

The <link> HTML element is often used for linking to an external style sheet, but it can also be used for other purposes such as assisting search engines by providing links to relevant resources, and providing information on the website's navigational structure, etc.

Properties

Permitted Parents: Any element that accepts metadata elements. If itemprop is present: any element that accepts phrasing content
Content: None. It is an empty element.
Start/End Tags: Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden

Example

HTML

<head>

  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />

</head>

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
href	Specifies the location of a Web resource, thus defining a link between the current element (the source anchor) and the destination anchor defined by this attribute.
hreflang	Specifies the base language of the resource designated by href and may only be used when href is specified.
type	The MIMEtype of content at the link destination
rel	Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI. alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection
rev	Describes a reverse between the destination URI and the current document. Possible values: alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection
target	Specifies the target frame to load the page into. Possible Values: _blank _self _top _parent
media	Specifies the device the document will be displayed on. Possible values: all braille print projection screen speech
charset	Specifies the character encoding of the resource designated by the link.