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Anchor rel and rev Properties

Anchor Object Reference Anchor Object

Definition and Usage

The rel property sets or returns the value of the rel attribute of a link.

The rev property sets or returns the value of the rev attribute of a link.

The rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document.

The rev attribute specifies the relationship between the linked document and the current document.

Syntax

Set the rel property:

anchorObject.rel="relationship"

Set the rev property:

anchorObject.rel="relationship"

Return the rel property:

anchorObject.rel

Return the rev property:

anchorObject.rev

Both properties can have one of the following values:

Value Description
alternate An alternate version of the document (i.e. print page, translated or mirror)
stylesheet An external style sheet for the document
start The first document in a selection
next The next document in a selection
prev The previous document in a selection
contents A table of contents for the document
index An index for the document
glossary A glossary (explanation) of words used in the document
copyright A document containing copyright information
chapter A chapter of the document
section A section of the document
subsection A subsection of the document
appendix An appendix for the document
help A help document
bookmark A related document
nofollow "nofollow" is used by Google, to specify that the Google search spider should not follow that link (mostly used for paid links)
licence  
tag  
friend  


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The rel and rev properties are supported in all major browsers.

Note: Browsers do not use these properties in any way. However, search engines can use these properties to get more information about a link.


Example

Example

Return the relationship between the current document and the linked document:

<html>
<body>

<a id="func" rel="friend"
href="http://www.functravel.com/">Cheap Flights</a>

<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.getElementById("func").rel);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The output of the code above will be:

friend

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