HTML tag HTML tag is used to specify the relationship between the current document and external source.
The tag is commonly used to link the external Stylesheet for the current document, but it can also use with link site icons. It is placed on the head section of the document.
Example
Following are some specifications about the HTML tag
Display
None
Start tag/End tag
Both Start and End tag
Usage
textual
Example
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Output:
Attribute: Tag-specific attributes:
Attribute
Value
Description
charset
char_encoding
It defines the character encoding of linked source. (Not supported in HTML5)
href
URL
It specifies the location of the linked document.
hreflang
language_code
Specifies the text language of linked source.
media
media_query
It specifies the media, for which linked source is applied.
rel
alternate
author
dns-prefetch
help
icon
license
next
pingback
preconnect
prefetch
preload
prerender
prev
search
stylesheet
It describes the relationship between the current document and linked document. (required)
rev
reversed relationship
It describes the relationship between the linked document and the current document. (Not supported in HTML5)
sizes
Height* weight
It specifies the size of the linked source. It should be only used with rel="icon."
target
_blank _self _top _parent frame_name
It determines where to load the linked document.
type
media_type
It specifies the media type of document.
Global attribute: The tag supports the global attributes in HTML
Event attribute: The tag supports the event attributes in HTML.
Supporting Browsers
Element
Chrome
IE
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes