The prefetch keyword for the rel attribute of the <link> element is a hint to browsers that the user is likely to need the target resource for future navigations, and therefore the browser can likely improve the user experience by preemptively fetching and caching the resource.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'prefetch' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prefetch | Chrome Full support 8 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 2 | IE Full support 11 | Opera Full support 15 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 4.4 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.