A rel="author" attribute value specifies that the linked page contains information about the author of the current document or page.
This can be a person or an organization.
A rel="author" on an href element.
This link opens a page about the auther of the page.
Read more articles by <a rel="author" href="https://www.hanselman.com/about"
target="_blank">Scott Hanselman</a>
The rel attribute defines the relationship between the current page and the linked page.
The rel="author" value specifies that the linked page has information about the page or document author.
This setting is useful for articles or blogs which then contain a link about the author.
<tagname rel="author" />
Elements that accept the author value on the rel attribute.
| Elements | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| <a> | Specifies an anchor link -- see example above | |
| <area> | Creates clickable areas inside an image map. | |
| <link> | Links a resource to the current page |
Here is when rel support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
6.0 | Sep 2010 |
 Firefox
|
4.0 | Mar 2011 |
 IE/Edge
|
12.0 | Jul 2015 |
 Opera
|
11.1 | Mar 2011 |
 Safari
|
5.0 | Jun 2010 |
