The <link> tag

Definition and Usage

This element defines the relationship between two linked documents.

In HTML the <link> tag has no end tag.

In XHTML the <link> tag must be properly closed.

Note: The link element is an empty element, it contains attributes only.

Note: This element goes only in the head section, but it can appear any number of times.

How to use the <link> tag to link to an external style sheet:

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
charset	charset	Defines the character encoding of the target URL. Default value is "ISO-8859-1"	STF
href	URL	The target URL of the resource	STF
hreflang	language_code	Defines the base language of the target URL	STF
media	all braille print projection screen speech	Specifies on what device the document will be displayed	STF
rel	alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection	Defines the relationship between the current document and the targeted document	STF
rev	alternate appendix bookmark chapter contents copyright glossary help home index next prev section start stylesheet subsection	Defines the relationship between the targeted document and the current document	STF
target	_blank _self _top _parent	Where to open the target URL. _blank - the target URL will open in a new window _self - the target URL will open in the same frame as it was clicked _parent - the target URL will open in the parent frameset _top - the target URL will open in the full body of the window	TF
type	MIME_type like: text/css text/javascript image/gif	Specifies the MIME type of the target URL	STF

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.