RFC 2731 · INFORMATIONAL · 1999
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML
Overview
RFC 2731, “Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML”, is an Informational document published in December 1999 by J. Kunze. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5791 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Dublin Core is a small set of metadata elements for describing information resources. This document explains how these elements are expressed using the META and LINK tags of HTML. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 2733 An RTP Payload Format for Generic Forward Error Correction
- RFC 2728 The Transmission of IP Over the Vertical Blanking Interval of a Television Signal
- RFC 2734 IPv4 over IEEE 1394
- RFC 2735 NHRP Support for Virtual Private Networks
- RFC 2726 PGP Authentication for RIPE Database Updates