<link rel="preload">
Widely available since 2023-07-26
The rel="preload" attribute for the <link> HTML element requests resources, such as images or style sheets, that the page needs soon, so the browser may prioritize them for loading before rendering begins.
Learning resources on MDN
Browser support (view on caniuse.com)
- Chrome 50 Released on 2016-04-13
- Chrome Android 50 Released on 2016-04-13
- Edge ≤79 Released before 2020-01-15
- Firefox 85 Released on 2021-01-26
- Firefox for Android 85 Released on 2021-01-26
- Safari 11.1 Released on 2018-04-12
- Safari on iOS 11.3 Released on 2018-03-29
Specifications
- HTML Standard (#link-type-preload), from HTML Workstream (WHATWG).