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HTML <link> tag

HTML <link> tag is used to specify the relationship between the current document and external source.

The <link> tag is commonly used to link the external Stylesheet for the current document, but it can also use with link site icons. It is placed on the head section of the document.

Example

Following are some specifications about the HTML <link> tag

Display	None
Start tag/End tag	Both Start and End tag
Usage	textual

Example

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Output:

Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
charset	char_encoding	It defines the character encoding of linked source. (Not supported in HTML5)
href	URL	It specifies the location of the linked document.
hreflang	language_code	Specifies the text language of linked source.
media	media_query	It specifies the media, for which linked source is applied.
rel	alternate author dns-prefetch help icon license next pingback preconnect prefetch preload prerender prev search stylesheet	It describes the relationship between the current document and linked document. (required)
rev	reversed relationship	It describes the relationship between the linked document and the current document. (Not supported in HTML5)
sizes	Height* weight	It specifies the size of the linked source. It should be only used with rel=”icon.”
target	_blank _self _top _parent frame_name	It determines where to load the linked document.
type	media_type	It specifies the media type of document.

Global attribute:

The <link> tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute:

The <link > tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<link>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes