LINK - Site structure

This element is also available in our updated HTML 4 reference. Some characteristics may have changed.

Appearance:	<LINK REL=`string` HREF=`URL`>
Attributes:	REL=`string`, REV=`string`, HREF=`URL`, TITLE=`string`
Contents:	None (Empty).
May occur in:	HEAD.

LINK is used to indicate relationships between documents. There are two possible relationships: REL indicates a normal relationship to the document specified in the URL. REV indicates a reverse relationship. In other words, the other document has the indicated relationship with this one. The TITLE attribute can be used to suggest a title for the referenced URL or relation.

Some possible values for REL and REV:

REV="made": Indicates the creator of the document. Usually the URL is a mailto: URL with the creator's e-mail address. Advanced browsers will now let the reader comment on the page with just one button or keystroke.
REL="stylesheet": This indicates the location of the appropriate style sheet for the current document.

The following LINK tags allow advanced browsers to automatically generate a navigational buttonbar for the site. For each possible value, the URL can be either absolute or relative.

REL="home": Indicates the location of the homepage, or starting page in this site.
REL="toc": Indicates the location of the table of contents, or overview of this site.
REL="index": Indicates the location of the index for this site. This doesn't have to be the same as the table of contents. The index could be alphabetical, for example.
REL="glossary": Indicates the location of a glossary of terms for this site.
REL="copyright": Indicates the location of a page with copyright information for information and such on this site.
REL="up": Indicates the location of the document which is logically directly above the current document.
REL="next": Indicates the location of the next document in a series, relative to the current document.
REL="previous": Indicates the location of the previous document in a series, relative to the current document.
REL="help": Indicates the location of a help file for this site. This can be useful if the site is complex, or if the current document may require eplanations to be used correctly (for example, a large fill-in form).

Notes:

Support for the LINK tag is currently very limited, although it may be useful for site maintenance.

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