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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Grouping Content with <main> and <div>

Posted by mk37
mk37
10,271 Points

<cite> but authors name not allowed?

when i read mdn and others site on <cite>, it clearly state that you not allowed to add authors name , just the title; but at 5m27s Guil uses Mark Zuckerberg name inside <cite>.

im a bit confuse, is this ok than or am i missing something?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

The proscribed usaged depends on what reference you use. As stated on the MDN documentation page:

It's worth noting that the W3C specification says that a reference to a creative work, as included within a <cite> element, may include the name of the work’s author. However, the WHATWG specification for <cite> says the opposite: that a person’s name must never be included, under any circumstances.

In cases where they disagree, I would tend to go with the W3C; and apparently Guil does also.