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
| 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 |
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| 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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