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In-Depth Information
Relationship
Value
Explanation
Example
Notes
The link is a reference to
the last document in a
collection.
last
<a href="page10.html"
rel="last">
Last
</a>
The link is a reference
to the legal or copyright
information for the
current document's
content. Similar to the
copyright value.
license
<a href="/legal.html"
rel="license">
Legal Terms
</a>
next
The link references the
next document to visit
in a linear collection
of documents. It can
be used, for example,
to “prefetch” the next
page, and is supported
in some browsers such
as MSN TV and Mozilla-
based browsers.
<a href="page2.html"
rel="next">
Next Page
</a>
nofollow
This value provides an
indication that the link
should not be followed
by automatically
traversing user agents
such as search bots.
<a href="legal.html"
rel="nofollow license">
Legal Info
</a>
noreferrer
This value indicates the
browser should not send
the
Referrer
header
when following this link.
Would require
browser support.
<a href="https://bank.com"
rel="noreferrer">
Banking
</a>
prev
The link references the
previous document in
a linear collection of
documents.
<a href="page1.html"
rel="previous">
Previous
</a>
search
This value indicates that
the link references a
search facility used in
a site.
<a href="search/"
rel="search">
Search
Site
</a>
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3-8 Possible rel Values (continued)
