HTML Testing

The HTML 2.0 Standard defines conformance of HTML documents (web pages) and certain aspects of HTML user agents (web browsers).

In order to promote reliability and fidelity of communications on the web, W3C is coordinating testing efforts.

Testing Documents with a Conforming SGML Parser

HTML Validation Service and Toolkit allows you to check that your documents conform to the HTML 2.0 DTD. (There are certain application conventions that are not checked by those tools -- stay tuned!)

The service currently offers validation testing with respect to a draft of the the HTML 3.0 DTD and a few other DTDs in development.

Gerald Oskoboiny offers a "Kindler, Gentler" version of the validation service. It has much nicer diagnostic messages.

Testing User Agents (Browsers)

We're also investigating ways to test browsers, including a certification process.

For an idea of how this might work, please see:

HTML 2.0 test suite

This needs updating and release engineering, but stay tuned!

BrowserCaps

by David Ornstein

HTML Form-Testing

Digital Equipment Corporation Network Systems Laboratory
Glenn Trewitt

WWW Test Pattern

by the The Web Resources Group

Principles of Good HTML Design

A test suite might also include notions of "preferred style" and such.

Old Stuff Here at W3C

• Basic HTML
• More Images

HTMLPlus

• Forms

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