Google: Space Separated Attributes In Nofollow Still Nofollows The Link

Google's John Mueller confirmed on Twitter that having space separated attributes in the nofollow attribute will still work as a nofollow.

He said rel='external nofollow' is the same as rel='nofollow' for the purpose of ensuring Google doesn't follow those links.

Here is John's tweet:

@abondance_com @Missiz_Z @methode Yes, space-separated attributes are fine.

— John Mueller (@JohnMu) March 22, 2016

He then confirmed it once more:

@abondance_com @Missiz_Z @methode yes, correct.

— John Mueller (@JohnMu) March 22, 2016

This is nothing new to most developers and SEOs, but just in case anyone was wondering...

Forum discussion at Twitter.