Does Canonical Tag Syntax Matter?

[Healio]

Does anyone know definitively if the format of the canonical tag matters? Silly question I know.

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[ViviCa1]

It needs to open with <link... as="" it="" is="" a="" <link="">tag and rel and href are attributes.</link...>

I don't think it makes any difference if you put  or . Based on my understanding of HTML, the order of attributes doesn't make a difference but the first option seems to be more commonly used (rel attribute first, href attribute second).

So your second example is wrong as it would mean it is a <href>tag (which doesn't exist).</href>

[Healio]

Thanks ViviCa. Sorry for the typo in my second example. You answered my question despite it. Take care.