Browser & Web Performance · Junior · Question 34 of 75

What does `<link rel="preload">` do?

✓Correct answer: Fetches a resource needed for the current page early, with high priority
2Fetches a resource for a page the user might visit next
3Runs a script before the page is parsed

Explanation

Preload is for current-page resources the preload scanner can't find early, like fonts referenced from CSS or a hero image set in CSS.

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