The <link /> element links the current document to related documents such as style sheets.

• Netscape 4, 6, 7
• Mozilla 1
• Firefox 1
• Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Opera 6, 7, 8
• Safari 1
• WebTV / MSNTV
• HTML 4.0
• XHTML 1.0: XHTML Target Module, XHTML Link Module

• class (optional)
• dir (optional)
• href (optional)
• hreflang (optional)
• id (optional)
• lang (optional)
• media (optional)
• onclick (optional)
• ondblclick (optional)
• onkeydown (optional)

• onkeypress (optional)
• onkeyup (optional)
• onmousedown (optional)
• onmousemove (optional)
• onmouseout (optional)
• onmouseover (optional)
• onmouseup (optional)
• rel (optional)
• rev (optional)
• style (optional)
• title (optional)
• type (optional)

None.

The <link /> tag is valid within the following tags:
head

• style sheet link

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" type="text/css" />

• current page

  <link href="http://webdesign.about.com/library/tags/bltags-link.htm" />

• table of contents link

  <link href="http://webdesign.about.com/library/tags/bl_index.htm" rel="index" />

• The link tag is typically used to link to style sheets. It can also provide additional information about the document.

• External Style Sheets
• Adding Images to Your Pages
• Tips for Adding Images

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