# HTML <link> rel Attribute

HTML <link> tag

## Example

An external stylesheet:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme.css">
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## Definition and Usage

The required rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document/resource.

## Browser Support

Attribute |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
rel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

Some HTML 4.01 values are removed from HTML5, and some new values are added to HTML5.

## Syntax

<link rel="value">

## Attribute Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
alternate | Links to an alternate version of the document (i.e. print page, translated or mirror). Example: <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="W3Schools News" href="/blog/news/atom">
author | Links to the author of the document
help | Links to a help document. Example: <link rel="help" href="/help/">
icon | Imports an icon to represent the document. Example: <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
license | Links to copyright information for the document
next | Indicates that the document is a part of a series, and that the next document in the series is the referenced document
prefetch | Specifies that the target resource should be cached
prev | Indicates that the document is a part of a series, and that the previous document in the series is the referenced document
search | Links to a search tool for the document
stylesheet | URL to a style sheet to import

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