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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New article: Checking the character encoding using the validator
FAQ-based article: How can I check that the character encoding of my document is correct using the W3C HTML Validator?
By Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: Document character set
FAQ-based article: What is the ‘Document Character Set’ for XML and HTML, and how does it relate to the encodings I use for my documents?
By Richard Ishida & Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: Ruby
FAQ-based article: What is ‘ruby’?
By Richard Ishida, W3C.
New article: What you need to know about the bidi algorithm and inline markup
Describes some of the basic principles underlying how the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm works, and some scenarios where inline markup or codes are needed to correctly render web content written in a right-to-left script. Applies to both XHTML/HTML and XML documents.
By Richard Ishida, W3C.
New article: CSS character encoding declarations
FAQ-based article: How do I declare the character encoding inside a CSS style sheet?
By Russ Rolfe, Microsoft.
New article: Accept-Language used for locale setting
FAQ-based article: Is it a good idea to use the HTTP Accept-Language header to determine the locale of the user?
By Lloyd Honomichl, Lionbridge.
New article: Monolingual vs. multilingual Web sites
FAQ-based article: What are the trade-offs between international sites that are monolingual vs. multilingual?
By Richard Ishida, W3C.
New article: Setting the HTTP Charset parameter
Hints on sending out character encoding information using the HTTP charset parameter. Includes pointers on how to set up your server or send the appropriate header through scripting.
By Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: 2-letter or 3-letter language codes
FAQ-based article: Should I use two-letter or three-letter language codes?
By Richard Ishida & Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: Script directions & languages
FAQ-based article: What directions are commonly localized languages written in?
By Tex Texin, XenCraft.