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Usage

<a href="/print.html" media="print">Printer-friendly version</a>

Values

The media attribute must be a valid media query. If not specified, the default value is all.

Elements

You can use the media attribute on the following elements:

• <a>
• <area>
• <link>
• <source>
• <style>

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

| Test | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | FF3 | FF2 | Saf3 | Op9 | Chrome | |:---------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-----------| | a.media reflects <a media="all"> | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | | a.media reflects <a media="print"> | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | | a.media reflects <a media="screen"> | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |

Further reading

• The media attribute in HTML 5
• Media Queries W3C specification