 <p>You could send HTTP <code>Link</code> headers instead:</p> <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>Link: &lt;http://www.example.com/favorite-books/everything-on-one-page&gt;; rel="canonical" Link: &lt;http://www.example.com/favorite-books/page-1&gt;; rel="prev" Link: &lt;http://www.example.com/favorite-books/page-3&gt;; rel="next" </code></pre> <p>According to <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/139066?hl=en#6" rel="nofollow">Google’s documentation about their usage of <code>canonical</code></a>, it’s supported.</p> <p>While support isn’t mentioned on <a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663744?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Google’s documentation about their usage of <code>prev</code>/<code>next</code></a>, support was confirmed in a <a href="https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/webmasters/YbXqwoyooGM/0XTh-gIxS7YJ" rel="nofollow">thread on their product forums</a>.</p>