The HTMLLinkElement.rel property reflects the rel attribute. It is a DOMString containing a space-separated list of link types indicating the relationship between the resource represented by the <link> element and the current document.
The most common use of this attribute is to specify a link to an external style sheet: the property is set to stylesheet, and the href attribute is set to the URL of an external style sheet to format the page.
Syntax
var relstr = linkElt.rel; linkElt.rel = relstr;
Example
var links = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
var length = links.length;
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
alert(links[i]);
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'rel' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'rel' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'rel' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rel | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support Ā
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown Ā
- Compatibility unknown
See also
- The equivalent property on
<a>and<area>,HTMLAnchorElement.relandHTMLAreaElement.rel. - The very same list but as tokens:
HTMLLinkElement.relList