`<author>`

An author is the entity that created the content, such as a person, organization, or application.

Content model

Zero or more

The following attributes are available on this element: link-relationship attributes, universal attributes, and @keyref.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@format (link-relationship attributes): Specifies the format of the resource that is referenced. See The format attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
@href (link-relationship attributes): Specifies a reference to a resource. See The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
@keyref: Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.
@scope (link-relationship attributes): Specifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the referenced resource. The following values are valid: local, peer, external, and -dita-use-conref-target.
See The scope attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
@type (link-relationship attributes): Describes the target of a reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows that two people contributed to the topic:

<prolog>
    <author type="creator">Jane</author>
    <author type="contributor">John</author>
</prolog>

Jane is specified as a creator of the topic, and John is specified as a contributor to the topic.