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---- W3C adopts HTML 5

encyclo - 2:46 pm on May 10, 2007 (gmt 0)


Good news for HTML development: the new W3C HTML Working Group has voted to adopt the HTML 5 draft specification developed by the major browser companies (Mozilla, Apple, Opera) under the umbrella of the WHAT-WG [whatwg.org].

  • Mailing list announcement [lists.w3.org]
  • Results of the consultation [w3.org]

    To summarize, the W3C will:

  • Adopt the WHAT-WG "HTML5" (Web Applications 1.0 and Web Forms 2.0) as the current working draft, which will now be subject to review and development by the W3C HTML Working Group
  • Release a version of HTML which will be called "HTML 5"

    The editors will be Ian Hickson (from Google) and Dave Hyatt (from Apple), and the chair of the working group is held by Chris Wilson of Microsoft.

    What does this mean for webmasters? Firstly, It confirms that the approved path for HTML development is towards HTML 5 and not XHTML 2.0. It also confirms that the development process of HTML 5 is still in its early stages, and we are unlikely to see HTML 5 published before 2010 - so HTML 4.01 will remain the best option for the moment.

    [edited by: encyclo at 6:32 pm (utc) on May 11, 2007]

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