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title: "next · Link relation · zhead"
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Link

# next

Links to the next logical document in a sequence, such as the next chapter or page of results.

## Code examples

Good example

```
<link rel="next" href="/guide/chapter-2">
```

Points from the current chapter to the next one in the sequence.

Avoid this example

```
<link rel="next">
```

Has no href, so it does not identify the next document.

## Recommendations

- 01 Link to the immediate next item Keep the sequence unambiguous. The target should be the next document, not simply another related page.
- 02 Treat it as semantics The HTML relation describes document order. Do not rely on it alone for crawling, indexing, or user navigation.

## Related documentation

- [HTML Living Standard: Links](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#link-type-next)