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: Non-English tags
FAQ-based article: Can I write HTML and XML element and attribute tag names in languages and scripts other than English?
By Richard Ishida, W3C.
New article: Multilingual form encoding
FAQ-based article: What is the best way to deal with encoding issues in forms that may use multiple languages and scripts?
By Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: Character encodings
How to declare the character encoding of a document in XML or HTML, and various useful links to related information.
By Martin Dürst, W3C.
New article: Select box sorting
FAQ-based article: As part of a form, I have a list of terms in a drop-down box. Why are they not correctly sorted when I translate the items in the list?
By Russ Rolfe, Microsoft.
New article: Dates and time
World-wide interaction in real-time (or near real-time) requires unambiguous representations of times and dates. Here are some resources.
By Martin Dürst, W3C.