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    How to Link CSS to HTML – Stylesheet File Linking

    • Learn how to use the link tag with rel, type and href attributes to link an external CSS file to your HTML file. See examples and explanations of each attribute and why you should keep your CSS separate from yo… See more

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    To link your CSS to your HTML, you have to use the link tag with some relevant attributes. The link tag is a self-closing tag you should put at the head section of your HTML. To li… See more

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    This article showed you how to properly link an external CSS file to HTML with the linktag and the necessary attributes. We also took a look at what each of the attributes … See more

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    To link an external CSS file to your HTML, use the <link> tag within the <head> section of your HTML document. This method keeps your CSS separate from your HTML, promoting better organization and maintainability1.

    Example

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css">
    <title>Link CSS to HTML</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <h1>This is a heading</h1>
    <p>This is a paragraph.</p>
    </body>
    </html>

    Attributes of the <link> Tag

    • rel: Specifies the relationship between the current document and the linked resource. For CSS, use rel="stylesheet"1.

    • type: Specifies the type of the linked document. For CSS, use type="text/css"1.

    • href: Specifies the location of the CSS file. For example, href="styles.css" if the CSS file is in the same directory as the HTML file1.

    Internal and Inline CSS

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