# How do you identify a do-follow link?

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**Created:** [June 25, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.legiit.com/t/how-do-you-identify-a-do-follow-link/575 "2024-06-25T07:27:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![cottonbear](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forum.legiit.com/cottonbear/32/103_2.png) [@cottonbear](https://forum.legiit.com/u/cottonbear)\
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I’m new to this and would like to learn more. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![niamatullah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forum.legiit.com/niamatullah/32/29_2.png) [@niamatullah](https://forum.legiit.com/u/niamatullah)\
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#### Identifying a Do-Follow Link

To identify a do-follow link, **look for the presence of the “rel” attribute in the HTML code**. If the link has the “rel” attribute set to “dofollow,” it indicates that it is a do-follow link. This attribute tells search engine crawlers to follow the link and pass link equity to the linked page, thereby influencing its search engine ranking. On the other hand, if the “rel” attribute is set to “nofollow,” it signifies that it is a no-follow link, which means that search engines should not follow the link or pass link equity to the linked page.