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diff --git a/posts/html5-validator-badge.md b/posts/html5-validator-badge.md index a0da5e2..fee035e 100644 --- a/posts/html5-validator-badge.md +++ b/posts/html5-validator-badge.md @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -# Using HTML Validator Badges Again - -2019-07-05 +[[!meta title="Using HTML Validator Badges Again"]] +[[!meta date="2019-07-05"]] There was a time on the Internet when websites wore badges of honor, declaring that their code was semantic and followed the W3C guidelines. The validators we used weren't great (and **still** aren't perfect) but they represented a community that took pride in caring about the quality of their work. I think it's time we bring HTML badges back. @@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ Guiding first-timers towards HTML validators let's them rethink their structure ## Open source HTML5 badge -Since the W3C doesn't officially produce any badges for HTML5 validation <sup><a href="#1">1</a></sup>, I've gone ahead and open sourced `SVG` and `PNG` versions of a badge based off the current W3C designs. You can check out the Github repo: [HTML5 Valid Badge](https://github.com/bradleytaunt/html5-valid-badge) +Since the W3C doesn't officially produce any badges for HTML5 validation[^1], I've gone ahead and open sourced `SVG` and `PNG` versions of a badge based off the current W3C designs. You can check out the Github repo: [HTML5 Valid Badge](https://github.com/bradleytaunt/html5-valid-badge) If you decide to use these badges, be sure to link these images to your valid passing URL ([html5.validator.nu](https://html5.validator.nu)). You can see an example of the link in the footer of this website. Please feel free to reach out and share your websites / projects that pass as valid HTML and include an HTML valid badge. I'd love to check them out! -## Refs - -<sup id="1">1</sup> [Interview with Mike Smith](http://html5doctor.com/html5-check-it-before-you-wreck-it-with-miketm-smith/): "There won't be any proper Valid HTML5 icon forthcoming, so if you'd like to use one in your content, you'll probably need to create one on your own." +[^1]: [Interview with Mike Smith](http://html5doctor.com/html5-check-it-before-you-wreck-it-with-miketm-smith/): "There won't be any proper Valid HTML5 icon forthcoming, so if you'd like to use one in your content, you'll probably need to create one on your own." |