HTML5 Link Tag | HTML5 Code

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

Supported In HTML4: Yes

Supported In HTML5: Yes

HTML4 vs HTML5 Differences: Some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML 5. The "sizes" attribute is new in HTML 5.

Title	Values	Description	HTML4 Support	HTML5 Support
charset	char_encoding		Yes	No
href	URL	The target URL of the resource	No	No
hreflang	language_code	Defines the base language of the target URL	No	No
media	screen tty tv projection handheld print braille aural all	Specifies on what device the document will be displayed	No	No
rel	alternate archives author first help icon index last license next pingback prefetch prev search stylesheet sidebar tag up	Specifies the relationship between the current document and the target URL. Use only if the href attribute is present	No	No
rev	reversed relationship		No	No
sizes	number any	Defines sizes of the linked resource. Can be used when rel="icon".	No	No
target	_blank _self _top _parent frame_name		No	No
type	MIME_type like: text/css text/javascript image/gif	Specifies the MIME type of the target URL	No	No

<link> Tag