HTML Tag <LINK>
HTML Tag <LINK>
<LINK> Establishes relationships between the current document and other documents. Use this tag within the <HEAD> section. For example, if you access the current document by choosing a hyperlink from the site’s home page, you can establish a relationship between the current document and the site’s home page (see the REL= attribute). At this time, however, most browsers don’t use most of these relationships. You can place several <LINK> tags within the <HEAD> section of your document to define multiple relationships. With newer implementations of HTML, you can also use the <LINK> tag to establish information about Cascading Style Sheets. Some other relationships that the <LINK> tag defines include the following: CONTENTS: A table of contents. INDEX: An index. GLOSSARY: A glossary of terms. COPYRIGHT: A copyright notice. NEXT: The next document in a series (use with REL=). PREVIOUS: The previous document in a series (use with REV=). START: The first document in a series. HELP: A document offering help or more information. BOOKMARK: A bookmark links to a important entry point within a longer document. STYLESHEET: An external Style Sheet. ALTERNATE: Different versions of the same document. When used with lang, ALTERNATE implies a translated document; when used with MEDIA, it implies a version for a different medium.
Attribute of <LINK> Tag
HREF
Indicates the relative or absolute location of the resource you are establishing a relationship to/from.
<LINK REL=Prev HREF="page1.html">
Possible Values
URL
MEDIA
Specifies the destination medium for style information. It may be a single type or a comma-separated list. Media types include the following: Screen—for online viewing (default setting) Print—for traditional printed material and for documents on screen viewed in print preview mode Projection—for projectors Braille—for Braille tactile feedback devices Speech—for a speech synthesizer All—applies to all devices
<LINK MEDIA=SCREEN REL="STYLESHEET"
HREF="css/style.css">
Possible Values
Screen, Print, Projection, Braille, Speech, All
NAME
Specifies a name by which bookmarks, scripts, and applets can reference the relationship.
<LINK REL="Search" HREF="/search.html"
NAME="Search">
Possible Values
Any Name.
REL
Defines the relationship you are establishing between the current document and another resource.
<LINK REL=Help HREF="/Help/index.html">
<LINK REL="StyleSheet" HREF="sitehead.css">
Possible Values
HELP, STYLESHEET
REV
Establishes reverse relationships between the current document and other resources. One common use is REV="made", after which you can set the HREF= attribute to a mailto: URL to contact the author of the document.
<LINK REV=made
HREF="mailto:dinesh@cs-tutrial.com">
Possible Values
made
TARGET
Specifies the name of a frame in which the referenced link appears.
<LINK TARGET="_blank" REL="Home"
HREF="http://www.cs-tutorial.com/">
Possible Values
_blank,self,frame name
TITLE
Specifies text assigned to the tag that can be used for context-sensitive help within the document. Browsers may use this to show tool tips.
<LINK REL=Top HREF="/index.html"
TITLE="Home Page">
Possible Values
Any Name.
TYPE
Specifies the MIME type of a Style Sheet to import with the <LINK> tag.
<LINK REL=STYLESHEET TYPE="text/css"
HREF="/style/main.css">
Possible Values
MIME Type.