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---
title: HTMLLinkElement
slug: Web/API/HTMLLinkElement
tags:
- API
- HTML DOM
- HTMLLInkElement
- Interface
- NeedsTranslation
- Reference
- TopicStub
translation_of: Web/API/HTMLLinkElement
---
<div>
<div>{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}</div>
</div>
<p>The <strong><code>HTMLLinkElement</code></strong> 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 {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface.</p>
<p>{{InheritanceDiagram(600, 120)}}</p>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}, and {{domxref("LinkStyle")}}.</em></p>
<dl>
<dt> </dt>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.as")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the type of content being loaded by the HTML link.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.crossOrigin")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} that corresponds to the CORS setting for this link element. See <a href="/en-US/docs/HTML/CORS_settings_attributes" title="HTML/CORS settings attributes">CORS settings attributes</a> for details.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.disabled")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a <code>Boolean</code> which represents whether the link is disabled; currently only used with style sheet links.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.href")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the URI for the target resource.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.hreflang")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the language code for the linked resource.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.media")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing a list of one or more media formats to which the resource applies.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.referrerPolicy")}} {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} that reflects the {{htmlattrxref("referrerpolicy", "link")}} HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.rel")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the forward relationship of the linked resource from the document to the resource.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.relList")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMTokenList")}} that reflects the {{htmlattrxref("rel", "link")}} HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.sizes")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMSettableTokenList")}} that reflects the {{htmlattrxref("sizes", "link")}} HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("LinkStyle.sheet")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
<dd>Returns the {{domxref("StyleSheet")}} object associated with the given element, or <code>null</code> if there is none.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.type")}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the MIME type of the linked resource.</dd>
</dl>
<h3 id="Obsolete_properties">Obsolete properties</h3>
<dl>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.charset")}} {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the character encoding for the target resource.</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.rev")}} {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the reverse relationship of the linked resource from the resource to the document.
<div class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: Currently the W3C HTML 5.2 spec states that <code>rev</code> 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.</div>
</dd>
<dt>{{domxref("HTMLLinkElement.target")}} {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
<dd>Is a {{domxref("DOMString")}} representing the name of the target frame to which the resource applies.</dd>
</dl>
<p> </p>
<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</em><em>, and {{domxref("LinkStyle")}}.</em></p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Specification</th>
<th scope="col">Status</th>
<th scope="col">Comment</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName("Preload")}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2("Preload")}}</td>
<td>Defines <code><link rel="preload"></code>, and the <code>as</code> property. Note that currently Firefox only supports preloading of cacheable resources.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "semantics.html#the-link-element", "HTMLLinkElement")}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
<td>Adds the following properties: <code>crossOrigin</code>, <code>referrerPolicy</code>, and <code>as</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('HTML5.1', "document-metadata.html#the-link-element", "HTMLLinkElement")}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('HTML5.1')}}</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "document-metadata.html#the-link-element", "HTMLLinkElement")}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
<td>The following properties are now obsolete: <code>charset</code>, <code>rev</code>, and <code>shape</code>.<br>
The following properties have been added: <code>relList</code>, and <code>sizes</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('DOM2 HTML', 'html.html#ID-35143001', 'HTMLLinkElement')}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('DOM2 HTML')}}</td>
<td>Added a second inheritence, the {{domxref("LinkStyle")}} interface.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-html.html#ID-35143001', 'HTMLLinkElement')}}</td>
<td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
<td>Initial definition.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div>
<p>{{Compat("api.HTMLLinkElement")}}</p>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>The HTML element implementing this interface: {{HTMLElement("link")}}.</li>
</ul>
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