Web/API/HTMLLinkElement/rel

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 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
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`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