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The humans.txt<\/a> Standard<\/h1>

The humans.txt<\/a> initiative is a grassroots movement designed to give credit to the individuals who build the web. Unlike the robots.txt<\/a> file, which is intended for search engine crawlers and automated bots, humans.txt<\/a> is a plain text file meant for human consumption. It typically lists the authors, designers, and developers of a website, providing a digital colophon that describes the technology-stack<\/a> and tools used in the project.<\/p>

Origin and Purpose<\/h2>

The concept was established by the Humans.txt-Project<\/a> (official site: humanstxt.org<\/a>) as a way to acknowledge the people behind the code without cluttering the HTML<\/a> source with comments. According to documentation from MDN-Web-Docs<\/a> (see MDN Source<\/a>), this file is placed in the root-directory<\/a> of a server. It promotes transparency<\/a> and allows creators to showcase their work in a standardized format.<\/p>

Structure and Implementation<\/h2>

While not a formal RFC<\/a> or internet-standard<\/a>, the file generally follows a structured layout with sections like 'TEAM', 'THANKS', and 'SITE'. Developers often include their GitHub<\/a> profiles or LinkedIn<\/a> information. To make the file discoverable, a link-tag<\/a> can be added to the HTML-head<\/a>: <link rel=\"author\" href=\"humans.txt\" \/><\/code>. This practice is widely adopted within the web-development<\/a> community to maintain clean source-code<\/a>.<\/p>