HTML <a> rel Attribute
Example
A link with a rel attribute:
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.functravel.com/">Cheap Flights</a>
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Definition and Usage
The rel attribute specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
Only used if the href attribute is present.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tip: Search engines can use this attribute to get more information about a link.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Some values are removed, and some new values are added.
Syntax
<a rel="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| alternate | Provides a link to an alternate representation of the document (i.e. print page, translated or mirror) |
| author | Provides a link to the author of the document |
| bookmark | Permanent URL used for bookmarking |
| external | Indicates that the referenced document is not part of the same site as the current document |
| help | Provides a link to a help document |
| license | Provides a link to licensing information for the document |
| next | Provides a link to the next document in the series |
| nofollow | Links to an unendorsed document, like a paid link. ("nofollow" is used by Google, to specify that the Google search spider should not follow that link) |
| noreferrer | Requires that the browser should not send an HTTP referer header if the user follows the hyperlink |
| noopener | Requires that any browsing context created by following the hyperlink must not have an opener browsing context |
| prev | The previous document in a selection |
| search | Links to a search tool for the document |
| tag | A tag (keyword) for the current document |
❮ HTML <a> tag
