RelExtensions

2009-01-02T11:14:16Z

Sirzooro: added start (first) and end (last); corrected few typos

This page lists the allowed extension values for the rel="" attribute in HTML5. You may add your own values to this list, which makes them legal HTML5 rel values. We ask that you try to avoid redundancy; if someone has already defined a value that does roughly what you want, please reuse it.

{|
! rowspan=2 | Keyword
! colspan=2 | Effect on...
! rowspan=2 | Brief description
! rowspan=2 | Link to more details
! rowspan=2 | Synonyms
! rowspan=2 | Status
|-
! link
! a and area
|-
| script
| not allowed
| not allowed
| Was proposed to replace <script>. Use <script> instead.
| none
|
| Rejected
|-
| glossary
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Target document provides definitions for words in current document.
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
|
| Proposal
|-
| chapter
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Target document is a subdocument of the current document.
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
| section, subsection, appendix
| Proposal
|-
| help
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Refers to a document offering help (more information, links to other sources information, etc.)
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
|
| Redundant - defined in HTML5
|-
| prev
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Refers to the previous document in an ordered series of documents.
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
|
| Redundant - defined in HTML5
|-
| next
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Refers to the next document in a linear sequence of documents.
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
|
| Redundant - defined in HTML5
|-
| start
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Refers to the first document in a linear sequence of documents.
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#h-6.12 HTML4]
| first
| Proposal
|-
| end
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Refers to the last document in a linear sequence of documents.
|
| last
| Proposal
|-
| edit
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Target document is an editable version of the current document.
| [http://bitworking.org/projects/atom/draft-ietf-atompub-protocol-11.html#new-link-relation Atom Protocol]
|
| Proposal
|-
| openid.server
| external resource
| not allowed
| OpenID 1.1 authentication delegation
| [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-1_1.html#delegating_authentication OpenID specification]
|
| Proposal
|-
| openid.delegate
| external resource
| not allowed
| OpenID 1.1 authentication delegation
| [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-1_1.html#delegating_authentication OpenID specification]
|
| Proposal
|-
| openid2.provider
| external resource
| not allowed
| OpenID 2.0 authentication endpoint
| [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html#html_disco OpenID Auth 2.0 section 7.3.3]
|
| Proposal
|-
| openid2.local_id
| external resource
| not allowed
| OpenID 2.0 authentication delegation
| [http://openid.net/specs/openid-authentication-2_0.html#html_disco OpenID Auth 2.0 section 7.3.3]
|
| Proposal
|-
| widget
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| Points to a widget.
| [http://dev.w3.org/2006/waf/widgets/Overview.html#autodiscovery Widgets 1.0 Editor's draft]
|
| Proposal
|-
| service
| external resource
| not allowed
| Points to a resource describing a service API
| [[ServiceRelExtension]]
|
| Proposal
|-
| acquaintance
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the person represented by the current document considers the person represented by the referenced document to be an acquaintance
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| child
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a child of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| colleague
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a colleague of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| contact
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the person represented by the current document considers the person represented by the referenced document to be a contact
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| co-resident
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person lives in the same residence as the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| co-worker
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a co-worker of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| crush
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| this person considers the referenced person to be a crush (i.e. has a crush on the referenced person)
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| date
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| this person considers the referenced person to be a date (i.e. is dating the referenced person)
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| friend
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the person represented by the current document considers the person represented by the referenced document to be a friend
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| kin
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is part of the extended family of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| me
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced document represents the same person as does the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| met
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| this person has met the referenced person
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| muse
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person inspires the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| neighbor
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person lives nearby the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| parent
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a parent of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| sibling
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a sibling of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| spouse
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| the referenced person is a spouse of the person represented by the current document
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| sweetheart
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| this person considers the referenced person to be their sweetheart
| [http://gmpg.org/xfn/11 XFN]
|
| Proposal
|-
| profile
| hyperlink
| not allowed
| this referenced link is a metadata profile for the current document
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#profiles HTML Meta data profiles]
|
| Proposal
|-
| timesheet
| external resource
| not allowed
| SMIL Timesheet
| [http://www.w3.org/TR/timesheets/#smilTimesheetsNS-Elements-Timesheet SMIL Timesheets 1.0]
|
| Proposal
|-
| license
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is a license for the current document
| [http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-license rel-license]
|
| Proposal
|-
| tag
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is an author-designated "tag" (or keyword/subject) for the current page.
| [http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-tag rel-tag]
|
| Proposal
|-
| author
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is the page/email an agent (people or firm or...) responsible for the content.
|
|
| Proposal
|-
| contributor
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is the page/email an agent (people or firm or...) involved in the production of the content, but not his main author(s).
|
|
| Proposal
|-
| webmaster
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is the page/email an agent (people or firm or...) aviable for requests about the content of the page.
|
| maintainer
| Proposal
|-
| translator
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is the page/email an agent (people or firm or...) responsible for the translation of the page.
|
|
| Proposal
|-
| technicalAuthor
| hyperlink
| hyperlink
| The linked document is the page/email an agent (people or firm or...) responsible for the technical construction of the page (i.e. the HTML/CSS/PHP code), not for the content.
|
|
| Proposal
|-
| EditURI
| hyperlink
| not allowed
| a link to an RSD file describing how to edit the given page.
| [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/blogs/gems/tech/rsd.htm rsd]
|
| Proposal
|-
| wlwmanifest
| hyperlink
| not allowed
| A link to a manifest for Windows Live Writer.
| [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463263.aspx msdn}
|
| Proposal
|}

The "Effect on... link" column must either say "not allowed" if the rel value is not allowed on <link> elements, "hyperlink" if the rel value creates a hyperlink, or "external resource" if the rel value creates a link to an external resource.

The "Effect on... a and area" column must either say "not allowed" or "hyperlink".

For the "Status" section to be changed to "Accepted", the proposed keyword must either have been through the [http://microformats.org/wiki/process Microformats process], and been approved by the Microformats community; or must be defined by a W3C specification in the Candidate Recommendation or Recommendation state. If it fails to go through this process, it is "Rejected".

For more details, see [http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#linkTypes the HTML5 specification]. See also [http://microformats.org/wiki/existing-rel-values the Microformats wiki page on this matter].

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