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Everything about Semantic HTML

HTML used to reinforce meaning of documents or webpages

Semantic HTML is the use of HTML markup to reinforce the semantics, or meaning, of the information in web pages and web applications rather than merely to define its presentation or look. Semantic HTML is processed by conventional web browsers as well as by many other user agents. CSS is used to suggest how it is presented to human users. Wikipedia →

đź§­ Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Semantic HTMLA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Microformats Made SimpleThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Do HTML tags flag semantic contentCited 14 times
  4. Go sideways: RDFaA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Microdata (HTML)A closely related topic

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