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Microformats and Microdata
Microformats and microdata are a way to add metadata to an HTML document so that the content is both human- and machine-readable. Microdata is the HTML5 specification. Microformats is another, similar specification. There is also RDFa for adding metadata to HTML documents. The links on this page will help you understand more about Microdata and Microformats.
What is Microdata?
Microdata is a specification that defines how to add semantic metadata to your HTML documents so that the contents of the page are machine-readable as well as human-readable. This article explains microdata and how to add microdata to your web pages.
What are Microformats?
Microformats are a way of making your HTML more computer-readable or semantic. Microformats use existing, valid HTML tags and attributes to add semantic data to your web pages. Learn how to use microformats to make your web pages more semantic.