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# Twitter adds support for hAtom, hCard and XFN
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/twitter-adds-support-for-hatom-hcard-and-xfn/
- Published: 2007-05-07T18:17:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:39:55.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: microformats, Technology, The Web Arts, Web building

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/489127243/?ref=chrismessina.me)The [Cinco de Meow DevHouse](http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/05/03/cinco-de-devhouse/?ref=chrismessina.me) was arguably a pretty productive event. Not only did [Larry](http://lhalff.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) get buckets done on [hAtomic](http://hatomic.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) but I got to peer pressure [Alex Payne](http://www.al3x.net/?ref=chrismessina.me) from Twitter into [adding microformats](http://twitter.com/al3x/statuses/53982402?ref=chrismessina.me) to the site based on [a diagram](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/388495284/?ref=chrismessina.me) I did some time ago: [](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/489112186/?ref=chrismessina.me)There are still a few bugs to be worked out in the markup, but it's pretty incredible to think about how much recognizable data is now available in Twitter's HTML. [Sam Sethi](http://www.vecosys.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) got [the early scoop](http://www.vecosys.com/2007/05/08/twitter-now-supports-hatom-and-hcard-microformats/?ref=chrismessina.me), and now I'm waiting for the first mashup that takes advantage of the XFN data to plot out all the social connections of the Twittersphere.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[microformats.dk » Blog Archive » Twitter har fÃ¥et microformats](http://www.microformats.dk/2007/05/08/twitter-har-faet-microformats/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2007-05-08 08:25:56

\[...\] læser lige nyheden om at Twitter også har fået microformats. Der er godt nok nogle mindre bugs, der skal rettes, \[...\]

**[Twitter is adopting Microformats at Not So Relevant](http://www.notsorelevant.com/2007-05-08/twitter-is-adopting-microformats/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2007-05-08 11:29:18

\[...\] Chris Messina is reporting that microformats have been added to all geeks’ favourite communication tool Twitter. More specifically hCards, XFN, and hAtom have been added to user profiles. \[...\]

**[lotusmedia 2.0 » More microformats](http://lotusmedia.org/more-microformats?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2007-06-02 14:02:59

\[...\] Twitter supports hAtom, hCard and XFN. \[...\]

**[??????? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ???? | ???? ????](http://www.blognevesht.com/1387/06/09/google-social-graph-api/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-08-30 06:18:08

\[...\] ?????? (XFN) ? ?????? ?? ???? (FOAF) ?? ???? ???????? ????? ??????? ?????? ? ???? ?????? ? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ?? \[...\]