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Hi editors šŸ‘‹,

Iā€™d like to suggest an external educational resource that may help readers better understand HTML entity encoding and decoding concepts.

The article is titled "HTML Decode vs HTML Encode: Complete Guide" and it covers:

  • Differences between HTML encoding and decoding
  • Use cases in web security (e.g., preventing XSS)
  • Reference examples aligned with W3C and OWASP standards
  • Common pitfalls when displaying encoded content

You can view it here: šŸ‘‰ https://www.meniya.com/blog/html-decode-vs-html-encode-complete-guide

The article is non-commercial, focused on education, and cites open web standards. Would this be appropriate for inclusion in the External links section of the HTML page?

Thanks for your time and feedback! ā€” Kjmeniya (talk) 17:41, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your username is similar to the domain name, "meniya". You're affiliated with this site, yes? In that case, you need to disclose your conflict of interest. ā€” W.andrea (talk) 18:26, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WRT "Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser". IMO, the word 'standard' implies that there is a document or governing body that requires something. What is the doc or body that requires a web browser to use HTML? ... I think HTML is standardized in that the language is defined by a governing body. But, there is no standard that requires a web browser to use HTML. Therefore, I think HTML is the defacto standard for browsers to support. Stevebroshar (talk) 11:34, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You may be conflating the word "standard" with the term "technical standard". "Standard" can mean many things, in this context it means (definition from Meriam-Webster) "something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example." Specifically, HTML is established by "custom or general consent," not by authority as you pointed out.

ThePlug111 (talk) 23:14, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to add this code to show a simple example of a HTML code. <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Pixel Stick Man</title> <style> 

 .pixel {
   width: 20px;
   height: 20px;
   display: inline-block;
 }
 .skin { background: #f5cfa0; }
 .shirt { background: #3498db; }
 .pants { background: #2c3e50; }
 .empty { background: #fff; }

</style> </head> <body>

</body> </html>

IAdoreBorderCollies (talk) 00:24, 9 December 2025 (UTC)IAdoreBorderCollies IAdoreBorderCollies (talk) 00:24, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: There is already an example of HTML code - see HTML#Markup Aston305 (complain/compliment) 00:57, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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In the section "Transition of HTML publication to WHATWG", add the following text:

The W3C periodically reviews and publishes snapshots of the WHATWG HTML specification as W3C Recommendations,[1] the latest of which is HTML 2020-01 Tachi 107 (talk) 12:57, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Where would you want this in the section specfically? NuggestNugtalk to me!contribs logsthey
them 16:35, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Done FMRadio :3(chat | edits | she/her) 19:50, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should add some information about web browsers that support the latest version of html5, and probably some references to the web browsers themselves Win10123xd (talk) 01:14, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "HTML publication history". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2025.