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 Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
- The equivalent property on
<a>
and<area>
,HTMLAnchorElement.rel
andHTMLAreaElement.rel
. - The very same list but as tokens:
HTMLLinkElement.relList