Revision 469729 of HTMLLinkElement

<div>
  {{DOMRef}}</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>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}, and {{domxref("LinkStyle")}}.</em></p>
<dl>
  <dt>
    <code>HTMLLinkElement.charset</code> {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the character encoding for the target resource.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>crossOrigin</code> {{experimental_inline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    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&nbsp;settings attributes</a> for details.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>disabled</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets whether the link is disabled; currently only used with style sheet links.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>href</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the URI&nbsp;for the target resource.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>hreflang</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the language code for the linked resource.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>media</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets a list of one or more media formats to which the resource applies.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>rel</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the forward relationship of the linked resource from the document to the resource.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>relList</code> {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Is a {{domxref("DOMTokenList")}} that reflects the {{htmlattrxref("rel", "link")}} HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>rev</code> {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the reverse relationship of the linked resource from the resource to the document.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>sizes</code> {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Is a {{domxref("DOMSettableTokenList")}} that reflects the {{htmlattrxref("sizes", "link")}} HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code>LinkStyle.sheet</code> {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Returns the {{domxref("StyleSheet")}} object associated with the given element, or <code>null</code> if there is none.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>target</code> {{obsolete_inline}}</dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the name of the target frame to which the resource applies.</dd>
  <dt>
    <code><code>HTMLLinkElement.</code>type</code></dt>
  <dd>
    Gets or sets the MIME type of the linked resource.</dd>
</dl>
<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('HTML WHATWG', "semantics.html#the-link-element", "HTMLLinkElement")}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
      <td>The following property has been added: <code>crossOrigin</code>.</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>
  {{CompatibilityTable}}</div>
<div id="compat-desktop">
  <table class="compat-table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Chrome</th>
        <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
        <th>Internet Explorer</th>
        <th>Opera</th>
        <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1.0)}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>sizes</code></td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>crossOrigin</code> {{experimental_inline}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(18)}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>
<div id="compat-mobile">
  <table class="compat-table">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Android</th>
        <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
        <th>IE Phone</th>
        <th>Opera Mobile</th>
        <th>Safari Mobile</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1.0)}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>sizes</code></td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>crossOrigin</code> {{experimental_inline}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(18)}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</div>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
  <li>The HTML element implementing this interface: {{HTMLElement("link")}}.</li>
</ul>