HTML | <a> rel Attribute (original) (raw)
Last Updated : 6 May, 2025
The **rel attribute is used to specify the relationship between the current and the linked document. It is used only when the href attribute is present.
**Syntax:
**Attribute Values:
- **alternate: It defines an alternate version of the document i.e. print page, translated, or mirror.
- **author: It defines the author of the document.
- **bookmark: It specifies a related document.
- **help: It specifies a help document.
- **license: It defines copyright information for the document.
- **next: It defines the next document in a selection.
- **nofollow: It is used by Google, to specify that the Google search spider should not follow that link and is mostly used for paid links.
- **noreferrer: It is used to specify that the browser should not send an HTTP referrer header if the user follows the hyperlink.
- **prefetch: It specifies that the target document should be cached.
- **prev: It specifies the previous document in a selection.
- **search: It specifies the search tool for the document.
- **tag: It specifies a tag keyword for the current document.
**Example:
html `
HTML a rel AttributeWelcome to GeeksforGeeks
`
**Output:

Rel Attribute
**Supported Browsers: The browser supported by _HTML rel Attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera