HTML link Tag
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.
The HTML link tag is used for defining a link to an external document. It is placed in in the <head> section of the document.
The HTML link tag is commonly used for linking to an external style sheet.
Despite its name ("link"), the link tag is not used for creating a hyperlink to another HTML document. If you need to link to another HTML document, use the HTML <a> tag.
| Example |
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/global.css" />
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| Attributes: |
| Attributes specific to this tag: |
| Attribute | Description |
| none | |
| Other Attributes: |
| Attribute | Description |
| dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
| class | Document wide identifier. |
| id | Document wide identifier |
| lang | Language code |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Inline style (CSS) |
| href | Specifies the URL of the resource document. |
| hreflang | Language code of the destination URL |
| type | The MIMEtype of content at the link destination |
| rel | Describes the relationship between the current document and the destination URI.
- alternate
- appendix
- bookmark
- chapter
- contents
- copyright
- glossary
- help
- home
- index
- next
- prev
- section
- start
- stylesheet
- subsection
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| rev | Describes a reverse between the destination URI and the current document. Possible values:
- alternate
- appendix
- bookmark
- chapter
- contents
- copyright
- glossary
- help
- home
- index
- next
- prev
- section
- start
- stylesheet
- subsection
|
| target | Specifies the target frame to load the page into. Possible values:
- _blank
- _self
- _top
- _parent
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| media | Specifies the device the document will be displayed on. Possible values:- all
- braille
- print
- projection
- screen
- speech
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| charset | Defines the character encoding of the linked document. |
| onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
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Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags
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