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Web Developer Resource Index: HTML

The Hypertext Markup Language is the most commom format used by authors to publish documents on the WWW. It is a simplified form of the SGML (non-hypertext) document publishing system. The current (and last) standard version of HTML is 4.01, which is slowly being replaced by the more powerful, next generation Web authoring language XHTML.

HTML should be used to describe the structure of a document (headings, lists, paragraphs) and contain the content, while the appearance (layout, fonts, colors) should be maintained separately through the presentation language CSS.

I encourage all Web developers and authors to employ sound methods and produce structured, semantic and valid markup when publishing documents on the Web. HTML Tidy can be a big help when repairing existing markup.

Updated: Monday, March 6th, 2006 @ 8:36 PM EST [8]

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1.HTML 4.01 Specification

This specification defines the Hypertext Markup Language, the publishing language of the World Wide Web. This specification defines HTML 4.01, which is a subversion of HTML 4. [11]
★★★★☆
URI:http://w3.org/TR/html401/
Author:
Dave Raggett
[3]
Reviewed:Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 @ 6:37 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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2.HTML Validator

This Mozilla/Firefox extension embeds a copy of the W3C Tidy engine, and validates the markup of any page in realtime. Since there is no need to call a remote service, it even works behind firewalls/intranets. View source to check and even repair errors. [1664]
★★★★☆
URI:http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/
Author:
Marc Gueury
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, March 6th, 2006 @ 8:36 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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3.WHAT Working Group

The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group is a collaboration of Web browser manufacturers and interested parties who wish to develop new technologies (sometimes "HTML5") designed to allow authors to write and deploy applications over the WWW. [1615]
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URI:http://whatwg.org/
Author:
Ian Hickson
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, January 26th, 2006 @ 8:01 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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4.Tidybot

A cross-platform X/HTML syntax-checker and report-generator written in Python. It recursively traverses an entire directory branch on your hard disk and generates a Web page listing all errors and warnings it encounters. Both a CLI and GUI are included. [1553]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.kronto.org/tidybot/
Author:
Leo Breebaart
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 @ 3:13 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

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5.FCKeditor

You've got a dirty mind, those are the developer's initials! FCKeditor is a lightweight, yet powerful, HTML editor that runs in a browser window. Supports Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape and IE. Safari support is in the works. You really should try the demo. [1382]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.fckeditor.net/
Author:
Frederico Caldeira Knabben
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, July 8th, 2005 @ 4:40 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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6.Web Authoring FAQ

From the Usenet newsgroup comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html is this classic set of FAQs for Web authors. Still very relevant. In both hypertext (HTML) and plain text. Also available in Dutch and French. [1223]
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URI:http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/
Author:
Darin McGrew
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 @ 8:17 AM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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7.html.faqts

HTML frequently asked questions and tips. [1217]
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URI:http://faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/55
Author:
Community
[22]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 21st, 2005 @ 7:44 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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8.A Dictionary of HTML Meta Tags

A comprehensive list of HTML head elements for metadata. I'm not a big fan of frames, but there is a lot of information there and it makes navigating through it a bit easier. [1029]
★★★★☆
URI:http://vancouver-webpages.com/META/
Author:
Andrew Daviel
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 20th, 2005 @ 5:40 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

A Dictionary of HTML Meta Tags html metadata reference
9.Hypertext Markup Language Home Page

The W3C HTML Activity home page. Here you will find pointers to specificationss for HTML/XHTML, guidelines on how to use HTML/XHTML to the best effect, and pointers to related work at W3C. [257]
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URI:http://w3.org/MarkUp/
Author:
Ishikawa Masayasu
[2]
Reviewed:Thursday, April 14th, 2005 @ 11:32 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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10.Site Valet: Why Validate?

Validation is a process of checking your documents against a formal Standard, such as those published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for HTML and XML-derived Web document types. [199]
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URI:http://valet.webthing.com/page/why.html
Author:
Nick Kew
[2]
Reviewed:Monday, April 11th, 2005 @ 5:53 PM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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11.Markup Validation Service

The W3C Markup Validation Service is a free service that checks Web documents in formats like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards. [88]
★★★★☆
URI:http://validator.w3.org/
Author:
Validator Team
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 6th, 2005 @ 12:53 AM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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12.HTML Tidy

Dave's excellent HTML Tidy program, now hosted by SourceForge. [71]
★★★★★
URI:http://w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/
Author:
Dave Raggett
[3]
Reviewed:Wednesday, April 6th, 2005 @ 12:47 AM EDT
by:
Douglas Clifton

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13.HTMLSource: HTML Tutorials

A full line of HTML tutorials including a tag reference section, information on CSS, Javascript and much more. [14]
★★★★☆
URI:http://yourhtmlsource.com/
Author:
Ross Shannon
[2]
Reviewed:Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 @ 8:36 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

HTMLSource: HTML Tutorials css html javascript reference
14.HTML 4.01 Tag Reference

A complete HTML Reference includes deprecated HTML 4.0 tags and attributes. It also includes a lot of examples with complete source code. [13]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_reference.asp
Author:
Ståle Refsnes
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 @ 7:54 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

HTML 4.01 Tag Reference code html reference
15.HTML Advanced Guide

The aim of the HTML Advanced Guide is to show how to fully exploit the features of HTML and how to optimize it for accessibility. [12]
★★★★★
URI:http://htmldog.com/guides/htmladvanced/
Author:
Patrick Griffiths
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 @ 7:18 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

HTML Advanced Guide accessibility html reference