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by Ian Lloyd

profile (HTML attribute)

Browser support full matrix
IE5.5+ FF1+ Saf1.3+ Op9.2+
Full Full Full Full
Spec
Depr. Version
No HTML 4
profile="URL of profile"

Example

Linking to a profile XML file in the root directory

<head profile="core-defs.xml">

Description

The profile attribute is intended to work in conjunction with the meta element (in particular the scheme attribute of that element) to provide a machine-parsable set of rules, most likely in XML format. When presented with a meta element, the user agent can read the contents of the profile referred to in the head to get a clear understanding of the information contained in the meta’s content attribute.

Value

URI of profile document.

Compatibility

IE5.5Full
6.0Full
7.0Full
Firefox1.0Full
1.5Full
2.0Full
Safari1.3Full
2.0Full
3.0Full
Opera9.2Full
9.5Full

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