mehulkar (FE)Nov 13, 2022

🤔 Mastodon recommends a a[rel=me] link to indicate ownership of a linked website, but rel=me isn't allowed on <a> tags? Should it be link[rel=me] instead?

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Link_types/me

Link types&colon; me - HTML&colon; HyperText Markup Language | MDN

The me keyword for the rel attribute of the <link> and <a> elements indicates that the current resource is represented by the linked party. The me value was introduced in the XHTML Friends Network (XFN) specification.

Show threadmehulkar (FE)Nov 13, 2022
On that link ^ it says <a> is ok, but on another page mdn says rel=me isn't allowed on <a>
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/rel
HTML attribute: rel - HTML: HyperText Markup Language | MDN

The rel attribute defines the relationship between a linked resource and the current document. Valid on <link>, <a>, <area>, and <form>, the supported values depend on the element on which the attribute is found.

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Show threadmehulkar (FE)Nov 13, 2022
🤷 https://github.com/mdn/content/pull/22265
Update reference of rel=me value for <a> links by mehulkar · Pull Request #22265 · mdn/content

Description The page for me says that it is allowed on <a> elements. But this table suggests that it is "not allowed" on <a> (or is it only not allowed on <area> ? It was a bit confusing, so I'm ma...

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Show threadCrystal DionysopoulosNov 13, 2022
@mehulkar I had the same confusion a few days ago. I think it is allowed on <a> links.
Show threadmehulkar (FE)
@crystal good to know, thanks for the reply!
Nov 13, 2022 at 8:09amWeb