HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Relationship Value Explanation
Example(s)
Specification
prev
The link references the
previous document in
a linear collection of
documents.
<link href="page1.html"
rel="previous">
HTML 4, 5
Link to a search facility
used in a site.
HTML5
search
<link href="search/ "
rel="search">
The link references a
document that is a section
in a site or collection of
documents.
HTML 4
section
<link href="sect07.html"
rel="section">
sidebar
Specifies a URL that should
be displayed in a browser
sidebar.
<link href="instructions
.html" rel="sidebar">
HTML5
start
The link references the
first document in a set of
documents.
<link href="begin.html"
rel="start">
HTML 4
stylesheet
The link references an
external style sheet. This
is by far the most common
use of
<link>
and the
most widely supported in
browsers.
<link href="style.css"
rel="stylesheet">
HTML 4, 5
subsection
The link references
a document that is a
subsection in a collection
of documents.
<link href="sect07a.html"
rel="subsection">
HTML 4
tag
Gives a tag that applies to
the document.
<link href="extag.html"
rel="tag">
HTML5
up
Provides a link to a
document or section “up”
from the current document,
usually the parent or
index document for the
current URL.
<link href="/main/index
.html" rel="up">
HTML5
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Possible rel Values (continued)
