Tag Description

The link tag is used to define the relationship between a document and an external resource (usually a link to an external style sheet).

This tag has the form:

<link href="URL"
  media="media types"
  rel="relationship"
  rev="relationship"
  type="content type" />

Note: The <link> tag must be placed within the head element.

HTML5 and HTML4.01 Differences

Some HTML4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML5.

The "sizes" attribute is new in HTML5.

HTML5

= New for HTML5

Attribute	Value	Description
charset	char_encoding	Specifies the character encoding of the linked document HTML4: HTML5:
href	URL	Specifies the location of the linked document
hreflang	lang_code	Specifies the language of the text in the linked document
media	screen tty tv projection handheld print braille aural all	Specifies on what device the linked document will be displayed
rel	alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection	Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document
rev	alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection	Specifies the relationship between the linked document and the current document HTML4: HTML5:
sizesHTML5	number any	Specifies the sizes of the linked resource
target	_blank _self _top _parent frame_name	Specifies where the linked document is to be loaded HTML4: HTML5:
type	media_type	Specifies the MIME type of the linked document

This tag also supports the HTML Global Attributes.

This tag also supports the HTML Event Attributes.

The following example shows the basic use of this tag:

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

Chrome	Firefox	IE	Safari	Opera

The following table lists the doctype declarations this element may appear in:

HTML4.01 / XHTML1.0			XHTML 1.1	HTML 5
Traditional	Strict	Frameset	XHTML 1.1	HTML 5

Defined In:	HTML 2
Empty Tag:	Yes