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HTML 5 Reference

HTML 5 Tags
HTML 5 Attributes
HTML 5 Events

HTML 5 Tags

<!-->
<!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<command>
<datalist>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dialog>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<fieldset>
<figure>
<font>
<footer>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<h1> - <h6>
<head>
<header>
<hgroup>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<keygen>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<mark>
<menu>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<rp>
<rt>
<ruby>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<time>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>
<xmp>

HTML 5 <link> Tag


Example

Link to an external style sheet:

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

Try it yourself »

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

Attribute Value Description
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

rel alternate
archives
author
feed
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
sizes number
any
Defines sizes of the linked resource. Can be used when rel="icon".
type MIME_type like:
text/css
text/javascript
image/gif
Specifies the MIME type of the target URL

Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.


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