: (Not to be confused with microformats) Microdata is a syntax for embedding machine-readable data within HTML5 documents. It defines the attributes itemscope, itemtype, itemprop, itemref, and itemid.

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(Not to be confused with microformats)

Microdata is a syntax for embedding machine-readable data within HTML5 documents.

It defines the attributes itemscope, itemtype, itemprop, itemref, and itemid.

A popular vocabulary used in Microdata is schema.org, which is supported by the major search engines (they may use it for adding rich-snippets etc.).

Related tags


structured-data
rdfa, a similar syntax that also extends HTML
json-ld, an alternative syntax
schema.org, the most popular vocabulary that can be used in Microdata


Specifications


W3C: www.w3.org/TR/microdata/ WHATWG: html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/microdata.html

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