HTML <link> tag is used to link external resources inside web page.
The link tag must used inside HTML <head> tag.
Note: The <link> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
<head>
<title>HTML link Tag with Example</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
<p>This is the example of html link tag with some styles</p>
</body>
</html>
Here, “style.css” file contains style for p tag as below.
p
{
color:red;
text-decoration:underline;
font-size: 14px;
}
</style>
Sample Result
This is the example of html link tag with some styles
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few link tag attributes that are supported by <link> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| href | url | Represents the source location for the linked document |
| media | all projection screen tv etc. |
Represents the media or device target resource for the linked document |
| rel | alternate author bookmark license nofollow search stylesheet tag etc. |
Represents the relationship (in between the linked document and the current web page) |
| type | type | Represents the type of the linked document |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <link> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <link> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <link> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <link> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
