14467 2011-10-14 16:58:53 +0000 Spurious error message "area tag needs href attribute" 2015-08-23 07:07:44 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML Checker General unspecified PC Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 bronger mike www-validator-cvs oldest_to_newest 58233 0 bronger 2011-10-14 16:58:53 +0000 If checking HTML5 with <area> tag without href attribute, the validator complains "XHTML element area is missing required attribute href". However, http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#attr-hyperlink-href states that the attribute is optional. 58254 1 ville.skytta 2011-10-14 21:39:25 +0000 Please provide a URL to a reproducer document. Did you try with validator.nu? See HTML5 related bug reporting instructions at end of http://validator.w3.org/feedback.html#bugreport 58269 2 bronger 2011-10-15 06:28:29 +0000 Sorry for the inconvenience. I filed a bug report at http://bugzilla.validator.nu/show_bug.cgi?id=864 and included a link to a test page there. 58735 3 mike 2011-10-24 11:31:45 +0000 see comment #2