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Shafeeq Ahmed
6,058 Points<link type="text/css">
When we link our style sheets to the html document we use the "link" tag. And we use "href" and "rel" attributes inside the link tag. But I have seen some people also use the "type" attribute and set it's value to "text/css". why they use it. what does that mean?
3 Answers
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsTo add on to Roy's point, both the link and the script tag now no longer require you to set the type. It's assumed that it's css or javascript respectively. Sometimes people who have been writing HTML for a long time still use them if they haven't kept up with the current standards. Also some tools like Dreamweaver and those similar applications that assist users in writing HTML will put them in—especially in older versions.
Roy Penrod
19,810 PointsThe "type" attribute tells the web browser the kind of information that is being returned from the location.
type="text/css" tells the web browser that it's a text document that should be treated as CSS.
type="text/javascript" tells the web browser that it's a text document that contains JavaScript.
type="image/png" tells the web browser that it's an image file in the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format.
Here's a list of the most common media types you can take a look at.
Shafeeq Ahmed
6,058 PointsTHank u
Shafeeq Ahmed
6,058 PointsThanks you Tim and Roy
Shafeeq Ahmed
6,058 PointsShafeeq Ahmed
6,058 PointsThank you