link tag defines the relationship between a document and an external resource.
The link tag is most used to link to style sheets.
Note: <link> element is an empty element, it contains attributes only.
Note2: This element goes only in the head section, but it can appear any number of times.
Note3: In html the <link> tag has no end tag. In xhtml, the <link> tag must be properly closed.
Eg:
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="main.css">
</head>
Attributes:
attribute value description
charset char_encoding specifies the character encoding of the linked document
href url specifies the location of the linked document
hreflang language_code specifies the language of the text in the linked document
media media_query specifies on what device the linked document will be displayed
rel includes: Required. Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked document
stylesheet
etc.
target _blank specifies where the linked document is to be loaded
_self
_top
_parent
frame_name
type MIME_type specifies the mime type of the linked document
For more information, see here.
