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W3C Design Principles

The World Wide Web Consortium has established multiple sets of principles for web standards, accessibility, and design best practices.

Design Principles by W3C

  • HTML Design Principles

    HTML 5 defines the fifth major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. This document describes the set of guiding principles used by the HTML Working Group for the development of HTML5. The principles offer guidance for the design of HTML in the areas of compatibility, utility and interoperability.

  • Introduction to Understanding WCAG 2.0

    The guidelines and Success Criteria are organized around the following four principles, which lay the foundation necessary for anyone to access and use Web content. Anyone who wants to use the Web must have content that is:

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