The W3C Internationalization (I18n) Activity works with W3C working groups and liaises with other organizations to ensure Web technologies work for everyone, regardless of their language, script, or culture.
From this page you can find articles and other resources about Web internationalization, and information about the groups that make up the Activity.
Read also about opportunities to participate and fund work via the new Sponsorship Program.
What the W3C Internationalization Activity does
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Fixer le paramètre HTTP charset
Thanks to Pierre Goiffon the FAQ-based article “Setting the HTTP charset parameter” has now been translated into French (language negotiated). [search key: article-o-http-charset]
India gears up for Web Internationalization

During the month of August, W3C staff presented at two meetings focused on raising the visibility of Web internationalization in India.
Under the eagis of the Indian Government’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the International Workshop on Internationalization, organized by the W3C Office, was held on 3-4 August in New Delhi, and the Summit on Internationalization of Web, organized by Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT), was held on 24-25 August in Bangalore.
Program and slides: Delhi
Press reports: The Hindu, BusinessLine SiliconIndia WebIndia123
Photos: India Office (Delhi), Ishida
Declaraciones de codificación de caracteres en CSS
Thanks to the Spanish translation team, WTB Language Group, the FAQ-based article “CSS character encoding declarations” has now been translated into Spanish (language negotiated). [search key: qa-css-charset]
Sprawdzanie nagłówków HTTP
Thanks to the Tłumaczenia Dokumentów Team the FAQ-based article “Checking HTTP Headers” has now been translated into Polish (language negotiated). [search key: qa-headers-charset]
Ustawianie preferencji języka w przeglądarkach
Thanks to the Tłumaczenia Dokumentów Team the FAQ-based article “Setting language preferences in a browser” has now been translated into Polish (language negotiated). [search key: qa-lang-priorities]
Các khai báo mã hóa ký tự CSS
Thanks to the Vietnamese translation team, WTB Language Group, the FAQ-based article “CSS character encoding declarations” has now been translated into Vietnamese(language negotiated). This is our first Vietnamese translation.
İngilizce olmayan kod etiketleri
Thanks to the Turkish translation team, WTB Language Group, the FAQ-based article “Non-English tags” has now been translated into Turkish (language negotiated). This is our first Turkish translation.
Проверка заголовков
Thanks to the Russian translation team, WTB Language Group, the FAQ-based article “Checking HTTP Headers” has now been translated into Russian(language negotiated). This is our first Russian translation.
Set di caratteri di un documento
Thanks to the Italian translation team, WTB Language Group, the FAQ-based article “Document character set” has now been translated into Italian(language negotiated).
Teckenkodningar
Thanks to Olle Olsson, SICS, the article “Character encodings” has now been updated in Swedish (language negotiated).