HTMLLinkElement

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The HTMLLinkElement interface represents reference information for external resources and the relationship of those resources to a document and vice-versa. This object inherits all of the properties and methods of the HTMLElement interface.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement, and LinkStyle.


HTMLLinkElement.as: Is a DOMString representing the type of content being loaded by the HTML link.
HTMLLinkElement.crossOrigin: Is a DOMString that corresponds to the CORS setting for this link element. See CORS settings attributes for details.
HTMLLinkElement.disabled: Is a Boolean which represents whether the link is disabled; currently only used with style sheet links.
HTMLLinkElement.href: Is a DOMString representing the URI for the target resource.
HTMLLinkElement.hreflang: Is a DOMString representing the language code for the linked resource.
HTMLLinkElement.media: Is a DOMString representing a list of one or more media formats to which the resource applies.
HTMLLinkElement.referrerPolicy: Is a DOMString that reflects the referrerpolicy HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use.
HTMLLinkElement.rel: Is a DOMString representing the forward relationship of the linked resource from the document to the resource.
HTMLLinkElement.relList Read only: Is a DOMTokenList that reflects the rel HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.
HTMLLinkElement.sizes Read only: Is a DOMSettableTokenList that reflects the sizes HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.
LinkStyle.sheet Read only: Returns the StyleSheet object associated with the given element, or null if there is none.
HTMLLinkElement.type: Is a DOMString representing the MIME type of the linked resource.

Obsolete properties

HTMLLinkElement.charset: Is a DOMString representing the character encoding for the target resource.
HTMLLinkElement.rev: Is a DOMString representing the reverse relationship of the linked resource from the resource to the document.
Note: Currently the W3C HTML 5.2 spec states that rev is no longer obsolete, whereas the WHATWG living standard still has it labeled obsolete. Until this discrepancy is resolved, you should still assume it is obsolete.
HTMLLinkElement.target: Is a DOMString representing the name of the target frame to which the resource applies.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement, and LinkStyle.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Preload	Candidate Recommendation	Defines `<link rel="preload">`, and the `as` property. Note that currently Firefox only supports preloading of cacheable resources.
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLLinkElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	Adds the following properties: `crossOrigin`, `referrerPolicy`, and `as`.
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLLinkElement' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLLinkElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	The following properties are now obsolete: `charset`, `rev`, and `shape`. The following properties have been added: `relList`, and `sizes`.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLLinkElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Added a second inheritence, the `LinkStyle` interface.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLLinkElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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Desktop
Mobile

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`sizes`	(Yes)	No support	No support	?	(Yes)	?
`crossOrigin`	(Yes)	No support	18 (18)	?	(Yes)	?
`referrerPolicy`	58	No support	50 (50)	?	45	?
`as`	50	?	56 (56)	?	37	(Yes)

Feature	Android Webview	Chrome for Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)
`sizes`	(Yes)	(Yes)	No support	No support	?	(Yes)	?
`crossOrigin`	(Yes)	(Yes)	No support	18.0 (18)	?	(Yes)	?
`referrerPolicy`	58	58	No support	50.0 (50)	?	45	?
`as`	50	50	?	56.0 (56)	?	37	?

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Last updated by: chrisdavidmills, Jan 29, 2018, 4:32:57 AM