HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Relationship Value Explanation
Example(s)
Specification
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.
HTML 4, 5
alternate
<link href="frenchintro
.html" rel="alternate"
lang="fr">
<link href="secondstyle
.css" rel="alternate
stylesheet">
The link references a
document that serves
as an appendix for a
document or site.
HTML 4
appendix
<link href="intro
.html" rel="appendix">
archives
A reference to document(s)
of historical interest.
<link href="/archives"
rel="archives">
HTML5
author
A reference to information
about the document's
author.
<link href="/tap.html"
rel="author">
HTML5
chapter
The link references a
document that is a chapter
in a site or collection of
documents.
<link href="ch01.html"
rel="chapter">
HTML 4
contents
The link references a
document that serves
as a table of contents,
most likely for the site,
although it might be for the
document.
<link href="toc.html"
rel="contents">
HTML 4
copyright
The link references a page
that contains a copyright
statement for the current
document.
<link href="copyright
.html" rel="copyright">
HTML 4
first
A reference to the first
document in a collection.
<link href="page1.html"
rel="first">
HTML5
glossary
The link references a
document that provides a
glossary of terms for the
current document.
<link href="glossary.html"
rel="glossary">
HTML 4
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Possible rel Values (continued)
