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  W3C issues press release about developing Verifiable Credential Barcodes Recently the data theft of approximately 160 million drivers licenses from the US and Canada was reported and unfortunately, identity thieves will use this data to impersonate victims. Real-time revocation is needed to protect individuals against identity theft. W3C Verifiable Credential Barcodes are the solution to the future of physical document security. Read more at: https://www.w3.org/news/2026/w3c-issues-press-rel...

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  #SVG fans rejoice! \o/  As of today there is a fresh version of SVG2 with corrections, clarifications and improvements for more interoperability, in particular in implementations in web browsers. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/updated-candidate-recommendation-scalable-vector-graphics-svg-2/

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  "People with disabilities need the web to be accessible. It's imperative for equitable access to the digital world." writes Shawn Lawton Henry in "Crafting WCAG 3 for more accessible user experiences" on the W3C blog. She notes WCAG3 provides "several aspects for policymakers to choose WCAG requirements for different situations" Read more at: https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/crafting-wcag-3-for-more-accessible-user-experiences/ #WCAG3 #WebAccessibility

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  Join W3C to drive the development of web standards and work with technology leaders in a transparent, open, vendor-neutral forum. W3C members collaboratively create royalty-free standards that make the web work for everyone. Learn more about what benefits organizations derive from their membership in W3C, and the role that they are invited to take. https://www.w3.org/membership/ #JoinW3C #MemberBenefits

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  35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl@w3c.social shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb. "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it" https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all. #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

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  Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl@w3c.social sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it." Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it? A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: https://www.w3.org/support-us/ #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

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  On the W3C blog "WOFF 1.0: a milestone on W3C’s journey of fonts on the web" by @svgeesus@mastodon.scot Chris described the story of a very interesting historical milestone on the decades-long road of W3C’s work on fonts on the web. https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/woff-1-0-a-milestone-on-w3cs-journey-of-fonts-on-the-web/ We invite you to support the community that develops web standards, the building blocks of our digitally connected world (like fonts on the web). https://www.w3.org...

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  The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Linked Parameters Module Level 1. This spec introduces a way to pass CSS values into linked resources, such as SVG images, so that they can be used as CSS custom environment variables in the destination resource. This allows easy reuse of "templated" SVG images, which can be adapted to a site’s theme color, etc. easily, without having to modify the source SVG. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/first-public-working-draf...

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  The W3C Team proposes advancing Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 3 to W3C Recommendation. This specification was published by the Web Authentication Working Group as a Candidate Recommendation Snapshot on 26 May 2026. It defines an API enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, scoped, public key-based credentials by web applications, for the purpose of strongly authenticating users. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/proposed-advancement-of-webauthn-3-t...

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  W3C Invites Implementations of EPUB 3.4, EPUB Reading Systems 3.4 and EPUB Accessibility 1. EPUB® 3 defines a distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents. EPUB Reading Systems 3.4: This specification defines the conformance requirements for EPUB 3 reading systems. EPUB Accessibility 1.2: This specification specifies content conformance requirements for verifying the accessibility of EPUB® Publications. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/w3c-invites-implementations-of-e...

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  The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 as a Group Note. This document describes a methodology with a step-by-step process to evaluate how well digital products conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. https://www.w3.org/news/2026/group-note-wcag-evaluation-methodology-wcag-em-2-0/ #a11y #WebStandards

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  TPAC 2026 is from 26 to 30 October, in Dublin, Ireland. You can support TPAC and get great benefits as a sponsor! For the TPAC meeting in Ireland, the Shamrock, Harp and Clover sponsorship packages support general meeting logistics with a focus on creating a remarkable networking experience. The Celtic Knot package is dedicated to supporting the Inclusion and Invited Expert Support funds. The Slainte package aims to support refreshments. https://www.w3.org/news-events/tpac/2026/sponsorship/...

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  On the W3C blog: "CSS animations, human rights, and big accessibility at the AB Web Meetup" by @hdv@front-end.social Hidde noted that in early July the @ab@w3c.social held a F2F in Rotterdam 🇳🇱 and organized a get-together with the local developer community. This “Web Meetup” featured three talks looking at web standards in different ways as well as time for the speakers, AB, and the community to mingle. Read more at: https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/css-animations-human-rights-and-big-ac...

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  Registration is now open for TPAC 2026 in Dublin, Ireland! TPAC, W3C's major event of the year, gathers our community for thought-provoking discussions and coordinated work to advance the invaluable work of our groups. TPAC will be hybrid with both in-person and remote attendance options. To remove barriers and encourage wide participation we have a range of options for waivers and support funds. Don't miss out, register now! More information at: https://www.w3.org/news-events/tp...

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  W3C is honored to announce that the Ford Foundation has renewed their support of our work on web accessibility. W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help make the web accessible to people with a diverse range of cognitive, hearing, movement, sight, and speech ability, thus enabling everyone to participate equally on the web. Read more at: https://www.w3.org/press-releases/2026/w3c-web-accessibility-initiative-receives-renewed-for...

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  "Web Standards at the Web Engines Hackfest" @igalia@floss.social's @bkardell@toot.cafe and @Meyerweb@mastodon.social chatted with W3C interim CEO @dontcallmeDOM@w3c.social about Web Standards, the W3C, and the larger web ecosystem "..the right place to bring the right people around the table to change online shared ecosystem in a way that...hopefully improves the world in the sense that these values are what we think is needed to make that ecosystem thriving and positive for...

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  23 June is International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). It celebrates the outstanding achievements of women engineers around the world. In the spirit of the day and in celebration of the achievements of women who have helped to make the web, we wanted to highlight W3C’s @caribou@w3c.social whose role is instrumental in bringing to fruition web standards that form the building blocks of the modern web and that connect and empower humanity. https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/international-women-in...

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  At the Brussels seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardization, W3C contributed to the discussion on how human-rights principles can enter technical work while design choices are still open. The post connects Ethical Web Principles, accessibility, horizontal review, threat and harm modeling, and the practical cost of participation: making assumptions, impacts, and responsibilities visible before they become infrastructure. https://www.w3.org/blog/2026/human-rights-and-ict-standardization-what-...

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  Our small self-hosted server been added today by @Mastodon@mastodon.social to the list of servers at https://joinmastodon.org/servers

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  As part of our commitment and continued focus on diversity and inclusion we annually report on gender and geographic diversity of W3C's governing bodies. This year again, we want to financially help cover TPAC 2026 meeting travel costs for W3C participants from groups under-represented in the web community, who without financial support would not be able to attend TPAC in person. See more on the report and the Inclusion Fund at: https://www.w3.org/news/2026/diversity-report-2026/ #Sponso...

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  Today is World Environment Day. It is an opportunity for individuals, businesses, and communities to deepen their understanding and take responsible action to protect our environment Our Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) provide actionable recommendations to help digital teams make informed, sustainable decisions. WSG aims to foster a more ethical, humane, and inclusive web. Read more at: hhttps://w3c.github.io/sustainableweb-wsg/ #WorldEnviornmentDay #WebSustainability

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  W3C is pleased to be included in the Forbes Accessibility 200 list for 2026 - along with 18 of our Members - in recognition of the impact @wai@w3c.social has had on the world. We want to thank everyone who contributes to work on Accessibility at W3C. We are grateful to @forbes@flipboard.com and the experts on the advisory panel for recognizing the importance and impact of our work. https://www.forbes.com/companies/w3c-world-wide-web-consortium/?list=accessibility #ForbesAccessibility200 #WebS...

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  W3C tech: "PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation" "According to ProgramMax, the U.S. Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the National Archives of Australia recommend PNG for archiving digital images, likely because of its lossless compression. With this amount of trust placed on the file format, it must keep up with the times and ensure that it will continue to help preserve our visual history.&amp...

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  Happy Anniversary CSS! On 12 May 1998 CSS level 2 went to Rec. It's amazing how far the web and CSS has come in 28 years. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to CSS over the years! https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Overview.en.html #WebStandards #WebDesign #CSS

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  On 6 August 1991, Tim Berners-Lee wrote to a newsgroup: "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system." He noted "Try it" and the world was changed. Thanks Tim! https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txt

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  The RDF & SPARQL Working Group invites implementations of two Candidate Recommendation Snapshots. The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a framework for representing information on the Web. The RDF 1.2 Concepts and Abstract Data Model defines an abstract data model which serves to link all RDF-based languages and specifications. RDF 1.2 Semantics describes a precise semantics for RDF 1.2 Concepts and Abstract Data Model and RDF 1.2 Schema #WebStandards #RDF https://www.w3.org/n...

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  W3C in the news: "W3C opens Shenzhen office, deepening China's role in web standards” "The establishment of a W3C Representative Office in Shenzhen, China - a formal branch of W3C Inc. that will operate alongside Beihang University to support W3C's legal compliance requirements, provide a southern China venue for global web standards activities, and deepen cooperation with web communities across the Greater Bay Area and Asia-Pacific region." https://p...

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  @hdv wrote about discussions at the recent Advisory Committee meeting: "Open web vs AI: what can W3C do?" Suggestions included: Ensure AI companies are engaged in our standards work and community ... Take threats to the open web into account in work on WebMCP and the “agentic web”, making it an “open agentic web”, built on open standards and technologies (rather than proprietary) and based on open principles (rather than walled gardens) Read more at: https://hidde.blog/web-ai-...

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  The Portable Network Graphics (PNG) WG invites implementations of an updated Candidate Recommendation Snapshot of Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Specification (Third Edition). This document describes PNG, an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of static and animated raster images. https://www.w3.org/news/2025/updated-candidate-recommendation-portable-network-graphics-png-specification-third-edition/

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  With great sadness we learned yesterday of the peaceful passing of @gkellogg last Saturday. In the last 14 years, as a W3C Invited Expert, Gregg co-edited 9 standards and a dozen other specs. He also implemented them all and contributed test suites that #w3c groups are still using. His implication in the JSON-LD Working Group, that he co-chaired, was instrumental to the success of JSON-LD. For all this, but also his friendliness and good nature, he will be dearly missed. https://lists.w3.org/Ar...