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How to specify the location of the linked document in HTML5?

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  • Last Updated : 07 Apr, 2021
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In this article, we will learn how to specify the location of the linked document in HTML5. This can be done by using a href attribute in the <link> element. This has various uses. Most commonly it is used to link stylesheets or favicons to the document.

Syntax:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">

The below examples illustrate the use of the href attribute.

Example 1: In this example, an external stylesheet’s location is specified using the href attribute.

HTML




<html>
<head>
  
  <!-- Bootstrap CSS from CDN -->
  <link rel="stylesheet"
        href=
  
  <!-- Custom styling -->
  <style>
    h1 {
      color: green;
    }
  
    h1, h2 {
      text-align: center;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
  <h2>
    How to specify the location of the
    linked document in HTML5?
  </h2>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Example 2: In this example, the <a> tag is used to link the document using the href attribute.

HTML




<html>
<head>
  <style>
    h1 {
      color: green;
    }
  
    body {
      text-align: center;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
  <h2>
    How to specify the location of
    the linked document in HTML5?
  </h2>
    Click to open in the same tab
  </a>
</body>
</html>

Output:


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