TheHTMLLinkElement interface represents reference information for external resources and the relationship of those resources to a document and vice versa (corresponds to<link> element; not to be confused with<a>, which is represented byHTMLAnchorElement). This object inherits all of the properties and methods of theHTMLElement interface.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent,HTMLElement.

HTMLLinkElement.as

A string representing the type of content being loaded by the HTML link whenrel="preload" orrel="modulepreload".

HTMLLinkElement.blocking

A string indicating that certain operations should be blocked on the fetching of an external resource. It reflects theblocking attribute of the<link> element.

HTMLLinkElement.crossOrigin

A string that corresponds to the CORS setting for this link element. SeeCORS settings attributes for details.

HTMLLinkElement.disabled

A boolean value which represents whether the link is disabled; currently only used with style sheet links.

HTMLLinkElement.fetchPriority

An optional string representing a hint given to the browser on how it should prioritize fetching of a preload relative to other resources of the same type. If this value is provided, it must be one of the possible permitted values:high to fetch at a higher priority,low to fetch at a lower priority, orauto to indicate no preference (which is the default).

HTMLLinkElement.href

A string representing the URI for the target resource.

HTMLLinkElement.hreflang

A string representing the language code for the linked resource.

HTMLLinkElement.imageSizes

A string reflecting theimagesizes HTML attribute; a list of comma-separated image conditions and sizes.

HTMLLinkElement.imageSrcset

A string reflecting theimagesrcset HTML attribute; a comma-separated list of image candidate strings.

HTMLLinkElement.integrity

A string that contains inline metadata that a browser can use to verify that a fetched resource has been delivered without unexpected manipulation. It reflects theintegrity attribute of the<link> element.

HTMLLinkElement.media

A string representing a list of one or more media formats to which the resource applies. It reflects themedia attribute of the<link> element.

HTMLLinkElement.referrerPolicy

A string that reflects thereferrerpolicy HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use.

HTMLLinkElement.rel

A string representing the forward relationship of the linked resource from the document to the resource.

HTMLLinkElement.relListRead only

ADOMTokenList that reflects therel HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.

HTMLLinkElement.sizesRead only

ADOMTokenList that reflects thesizes HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.

HTMLLinkElement.sheetRead only

Returns theStyleSheet object associated with the given element, ornull if there is none.

HTMLLinkElement.type

A string representing the MIME type of the linked resource.

Obsolete properties

HTMLLinkElement.charsetDeprecated

A string representing the character encoding for the target resource.

HTMLLinkElement.revDeprecated

A string representing the reverse relationship of the linked resource from the resource to the document.

Note:Currently the W3C HTML 5.2 spec states thatrev 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.targetDeprecated

A string representing the name of the target frame to which the resource applies.

Instance methods

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface:<link>.