Microdata (HTML)

Microdata (HTML)

Microdata is a WHATWG HTML specification used to nest metadata within existing content on web pages. Search engines, web crawlers, and browsers can extract and process Microdata from a web page. In 2013, because the W3C HTML Working Group failed to find someone to serve as an editor for the Microdata specification, its development was terminated with a ‘Note’

About Microdata (HTML) in brief

Summary Microdata (HTML)Microdata is a WHATWG HTML specification used to nest metadata within existing content on web pages. Search engines, web crawlers, and browsers can extract and process Microdata from a web page and use it to provide a richer browsing experience for users. In 2013, because the W3C HTML Working Group failed to find someone to serve as an editor for the Microdata HTML specification, its development was terminated with a ‘Note’ However, since that time, two new editors were selected, and five newer versions of the working draft have been published, the most recent being W 3C Working Draft 26 April 2018.

For some purposes, an ad-hoc vocabulary is adequate. For others, a vocabulary will need to be designed.