#summary The a rel attribute represents the relation of the target resource to the current document.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute,from-w3c

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== Usage ==

{{{
<a rel="feed" href="/atom.xml">subscribe</a>
}}}

== Values ==

See [LinkTypes link types] for the possible values of this attribute.

== Elements ==

You can use the `rel` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [AreaElement <area>]
  * [LinkElement <link>]
  * [ImgElement <img>]

== Browser compatibility ==

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|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-rel-reflection-test.html a.rel reflects <a rel="foo">] || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y || Y ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#rel3 The rel attribute in HTML 5]
  * [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel The rel attribute in HTML 4]
  * [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/types.html#type-links The rel attribute in HTML 4]
  * [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534366.aspx The rel attribute on MSDN]