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HTML <link> media Attribute
Example
Two different style sheets for two different media types (screen and print):
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print"/>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" media="print"/>
</head>
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Browser Support
The media attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The media attribute specifies what media/device the target resource is optimized for.
This attribute is mostly used with CSS stylesheets to specify different styles for different media types.
Syntax
<link media="value" />
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| screen | Computer screens (this is default) |
| tty | Teletypes and similar media using a fixed-pitch character grid |
| tv | Television type devices (low resolution, limited scroll ability) |
| projection | Projectors |
| handheld | Handheld devices (small screen, limited bandwidth) |
| Print preview mode/printed pages | |
| braille | Braille feedback devices |
| aural | Speech synthesizers |
| all | Suitable for all devices |
HTML <link> tag
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