Text Formatting

HTML <link> Tag

The <link> tag defines the relationship between the current document and an external resource.

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Definition and Usage

The <link> tag defines the relationship between the current document and an external resource.

Standard Syntax:<link>

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HTML <link> Example

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Try it Yourself

Live code demonstration for the <link> tag. Click "Try it Yourself" to edit and experiment in real time.

<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<head>

       
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">

    </head>
</div>

Attributes for <link>

9 Supported Attributes

Attribute	Values	Default	Description
crossorigin	anonymoususe-credentials	none	Specifies how the element handles cross-origin requests
href	URL	none	Specifies the location of the linked document
hreflang	language_code	none	Specifies the language of the text in the linked document
media	media_query	none	Specifies on what device the linked document will be displayed
referrerpolicy	no-referrerno-referrer-when-downgradeorigin origin-when-cross-originunsafe-url	none	Specifies which referrer to use when fetching the resource
rel	alternate author dns-prefetchhelp icon license next pingbackpreconnect prefetchpreloadprerender prev search stylesheet	none	Required. Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document
sizes	HeightxWidth any	none	Specifies the size of the linked resource. Only for rel="icon"
title	string	none	Defines a preferred or an alternate stylesheet
type	media_type	none	Specifies the media type of the linked document

Global Attributes

The <link> tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.

HTML Global Attributes Reference →

Event Attributes

The <link> tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.

HTML Event Attributes Reference →

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