Will obfuscating HTML have a bad effect on my ranking?

[RWW]

I would like to obfuscate my HTML so that people do not see that I used a Template on my site.

Does obfuscating HTML have a bad effect on the ranking in google?

Thanks!

[hectormainar]

As long as you use valid HTML, use proper tags for titles and every section, and don't make the HTML size grow too much, it won't damage your rankings.

[UmarKhan]

Hey,

Yes, it may impact. Here I mean, if it's creating crawling & confusion for search engines and readers then you might see a drop.

Always make sure, the important HTML tags that are crucial for SEO like meta and header tags are properly placed and not repeating, canonical issues are addressed and unnecessary scripting is not there.

For details, check out this post:
http://searchenginewatch.com/sew/how-to/2254147/seo-audit-tips-8-examples-of-why-your-source-code-matters

Do check out the attached video of Matt Cutts.

Hope this helps!

watch?v=j3KgrbiB1pc