HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Relationship
Value
Explanation
Example
Notes
alternate
The link references an
alternate version of the
document that the link
is in. For example, this
might be a translated
version of the document,
as suggested by the
lang
attribute.
<a href="frenchintro.html"
rel="alternate"
lang="fr">
Version Francais
</a>
archives
The link provides
a reference to
document(s) of
historical interest.
<a href="/history.php"
rel="archives">
Document History
</a>
author
The link provides a
reference to information
about the document's
author.
<a href="/tap.html"
rel="author">
Thomas Powell
</a>
The link references a
document that serves as
a bookmark; the
title
attribute can be used to
name the bookmark.
bookmark
<a href="index.html"
rel="bookmark"
title="permalink">
Section Permalink
</a>
external
The link indicates the
referenced document
is not local to the
current document,
organizationally or
server-wise.
<a href="http://ajaxref
.com/"
rel="external author">
Ajax Book (offsite)
</a>
Likely such links
need visual
indication as well
to indicate they
are off site.
first
The link is a reference to
the first document in a
collection.
<a href="page1.html"
rel="first">
Start
</a>
help
The link references a
help document for the
current document or
site.
<a href="help.html"
rel="help">
Help
</a>
index
The link references a
page that provides an
index for the current
document.
<link href="docindex.html"
rel="index" />
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3-8 Possible rel Values (continued)
