âHTMLÂ 5â or âHTML5â?
Published on Sep 11, 2009 (updated Apr 22, 2024), filed under development, html (feed). (Share this on Mastodon or Bluesky?)
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Itâs âHTML5,â not âHTMLÂ 5,â declares the most recent post on the WHATWG blog. A seemingly trivial matter, yet compare that to names of other HTML specifications: HTMLÂ 2.0, HTMLÂ 3.2, HTMLÂ 4.01, XHTMLÂ 1.0, XHTMLÂ 1.1, XHTMLÂ 2.0.
Calling HTML 5 âHTML5â is inconsistent and grammatically wrong. I donât understand the decision. Personally, Iâll continue to reference this version of HTML as⊠HTML 5.
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