HTML | rel attribute (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The rel attribute is used to specify the relationship between the current and the linked document. It is used only when href attribute present.
**Supported tags:
The rel attribute is applied to the following elements:

**Example of HTML a rel Attribute

index.html `

HTML a rel Attribute

Welcome to GeeksforGeeks

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**Output:

**Example of HTML area rel Attribute

html `

HTML area rel Attribute 
<map name="shapemap"> 

    <!-- area tag contained image. -->
    <area shape="poly" coords="59, 31, 28, 83, 91, 83"

href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165802/area2.png" alt="Triangle" rel="alternate"> 

    <area shape="circle" coords="155, 56, 26"

href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227165934/area3.png" alt="Circle" rel="alternate"> 

    <area shape="rect" coords="224, 30, 276, 82"

href="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190227170021/area4.png" alt="Square" rel="alternate">

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**Output:

Before click on specific clickable area:

After click on specific clickable area:

**Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by **HTML rel Attribute are listed below