The rel attribute on the area element:

• allows you to specify the relationship between the current document and the linked resource
• rel is a specific attribute → can be applied ONLY on the next HTML5 elements: a, area,link

The values of the rel attribute:

• - alternate : the linked resource represents an alternate resource
  - author : the linked resource has information about the author of the current page
  - bookmark : the permalink
  - help : the linked resource provides help information for the current page
  - license : the linked resource has information about the license of the current page
  - next : the linked resource represents the next page
  - nofollow : search engine spiders should not follow the linked resource
  - noreferrer : no HTTP referrer header (from user agents) for the linked resource
  - prefetch : the linked resource will be prefetched
  - prev : the linked resource represents the previous page
  - search : the linked resource allows you to search information in the current page and its related pages
  - tag : the linked resource represents a tag for the document
  

Warning: rel attribute can be used only if href attribute is present on area element.

Examples