The HTMLAnchorElement.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 <a>
element and the current document.
Syntax
var relstr = anchorElt.rel; anchorElt.rel = relstr;
Example
var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
var length = anchors.length;
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
alert("Rel: " + anchors[i].rel);
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living StandardThe 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 SpecificationThe definition of 'rel' in that specification. | Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe 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 1 |
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 4 |
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
<area>
and<link>
,HTMLAreaElement.rel
andHTMLLinkElement.rel
. - The very same list but as tokens:
HTMLAnchorElement.relList
HTMLAnchorElement.rel by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.