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Link

prev

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

Code examples

Good example
<link rel="prev" href="/guide/chapter-1">
Points from the current chapter to the previous one in the sequence.
Avoid this example
<link rel="prev">
Has no href, so it does not identify the previous document.

Recommendations

  • 01
    Link to the immediate previous item
    Keep the sequence unambiguous. The target should be the preceding document, not simply a parent or 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.

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