Quick Reference
The <link> tag defines a connection between the current document and an external resource and is most often used to link to external style sheets.
<!-- styles -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/docs/style.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/docs/sidebar-styles.css">Attributes
The following attributes can be used within the <link> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| crossorigin | anonymous use-credentials | Specifies how the element handles cross-origin requests |
| href | URL | Specifies the location of the linked document |
| hreflang | language_code | Specifies the language of the text in the linked document |
| media | media_query | Specifies on what device the linked document will be displayed |
| referrerpolicy | no-referrer no-referrer-when-downgrade origin origin-when-cross-origin unsafe-url | Specifies which referrer to use when fetching the resource |
| rel | alternate author dns-prefetch help icon license next pingback preconnect prefetch preload prerender prev search stylesheet | Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document (required) |
| sizes | HeightxWidth any | Specifies the size of the linked resource (only for rel="icon") |
| title | Defines a preferred or an alternate stylesheet | |
| type | media_type | Specifies the media type of the linked document |
HTML Notes:
- In our HTML section the term “tag” and “element” are often used interchangeably to refer to both the tag used to create a page element and the element created by the tag (<p> tag = <p> element = paragraph on the page)
- HTML5 is not case sensitive; so <P> is the same as <p>, <H1> is the same as <h1>
- Global attributes can be used with all HTML tags and are therefore not mentioned on every tag page
- To write clean, readable HTML code, it is best to use indentation whereas elements within elements are indented (tabbed or spaces) to create something that looks like a project outline
- The browser will automatically remove any extra spaces and lines in your HTML code when the page is displayed
- Double quotes or single quotes can be used around HTML attribute values, but when the attribute value itself contains one form of quote, it will be necessary to use the other around the attribute
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