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<LINK>

Sets up a link between the current page and some other resource (such as a style sheet).

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later
Notes:
  • This tag requires the </LINK> end tag.
Attributes:
CHARSET = "Text"
The character set used by the linked resource.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

DISABLED
Disables the link to the other resource..

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

HREF = "Text"
The file name or full URL of the linked resource.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

HREFLANG = "Text"
The language used by the linked resource.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

MEDIA = "Text"
Determines the intended destination if the linked resource is a style sheet.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Possible values: SCREEN, PRINT, PROJECTION, BRAILLE, SPEECH, ALL.

REL = "Text"
The relationship between the current page and the resource specified by the HREF attribute.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

REV = "Text"
The relationship between the resource specified by the HREF attribute and the current page.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • This is the opposite of the REL attribute.

SRC = "Text"
The URL of a downloadable font definition file.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported 4.0 and later

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

TARGET = "Text"
The name of the frame in which the linked resource should appear.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • HTML recognizes three pre-fab TARGET names:
    _self Loads the new page in the same frame that contains the link.
    _top Loads the new page into the entire window (it breaks out of the frame structure).
    _blank Loads the new page into a new browser window.
    Note that you can also open a page into a new browser window just by using a TARGET value that the browser doesn't recognize.

TYPE = "Text"
The content type of the linked resource.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use "text/css" for a style sheet; use "text/javascript" for an external JavaScript file.

Example:
<HEAD>
<LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="MyStyles.css" TYPE="text/css">
</HEAD>

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