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WebDriver

WebDriver

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Web API

WebDriver BiDi

Draft Standard
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Web API

CSS Anchor Positioning

CSS Anchor Positioning

Draft Standard
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CSS

RDF

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Data

RDF 1.2 Semantics

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Data

RDF 1.2 XML Syntax

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Data

RDF 1.2 Schema

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Data

RDF 1.2 N-Quads

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Data

RDF 1.2 Turtle

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Data

RDF 1.2 N-Triples

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Data

RDF 1.2 TriG

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Data

SPARQL

SPARQL 1.2 Query Language

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Data
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Data
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Data

SPARQL 1.2 Update

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Data
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Data
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Data
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Data

SPARQL 1.2 Protocol

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Data
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Data
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Data

SPARQL 1.1 Property Paths

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Data
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Data

WAI-ARIA

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Accessibility
HTML

Using ARIA

Draft Standard
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Accessibility
HTML
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Accessibility
Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group

Performance instrumentation

Largest Contentful Paint

Draft Standard
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Performance

Event Timing API

Draft Standard
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Performance

Paint Timing

Draft Standard
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Performance

Navigation Timing Level 2

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Performance
Web API

High Resolution Time

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Performance
Web API

Reporting API

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Performance
Web API

Long Tasks API

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Performance

Server Timing

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Web API
Performance
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Performance

Permissions

Permissions Policy

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Security
Web API

Permissions

Draft Standard
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Security

Indexed Database API

Indexed Database API 3.0

Draft Standard
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Web API

Manifest

Web Application Manifest

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Network Error Logging

Network Error Logging

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Performance
Web API

EPUB

EPUB 3.4

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Digital Publishing

EPUB Accessibility 1.1.1

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Digital Publishing

EPUB Reading Systems 3.4

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Digital Publishing

Pointer and Touch Events

Pointer Events

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Web API

WebXR

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Graphics
Web API

WebXR Layers API Level 1

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Graphics

WebXR DOM Overlays Module

Draft Standard
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Graphics
Web API

WebXR Hit Test Module

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Graphics
Web API
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Graphics
Web API
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Graphics
Web API

CSP

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Security
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Security

Media Session

Media Session

Draft Standard
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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

WebRTC

WebRTC Encoded Transform

Draft Standard
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Media

DID

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Privacy
Security
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Privacy
Security

Media Capabilities

Media Capabilities

Draft Standard
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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

Media Capture

MediaStream Image Capture

Draft Standard
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Media
Web API

MediaStream Recording

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Media
Web API
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Media
Web API
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Media
Web API

Privacy-Preserving Attribution

Subresource Integrity

Subresource Integrity

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Security

Web Crypto

Web Cryptography Level 2

Draft Standard
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Security
Web API

CSS Gap Decorations

MSE

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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

WebCodecs

WebCodecs

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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

Global Privacy Control

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Privacy

EME

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HTML
Media
Web API
Deliverers
Media Working Group

MathML

MathML Core

Draft Standard
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HTML
Deliverers
Math Working Group

Fetch Metadata Request Headers

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Security

Screen Capture

Screen Capture

Draft Standard
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Media
Web API

Viewport Capture

Draft Standard
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Media

Region Capture

Draft Standard
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Media
Web API

CSS Forms

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CSS

CSS Color

CSS Color Module Level 5

Draft Standard
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CSS

SHACL

SHACL 1.2 Core

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Data
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Data

CSS Box Alignment

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CSS

CSS Positioned Layout

Incremental Font Transfer

Incremental Font Transfer

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Browser
Protocol
Web API
Web Fonts

Gamepad

Gamepad

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Web API

Sensor API

Ambient Light Sensor

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Web API

Magnetometer

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Web API

Proximity Sensor

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Web API

Geolocation Sensor

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Web API

Orientation Sensor

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Web API

WebTransport

WebTransport

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HTTP

CSS Grid Layout

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CSS

MiniApp

MiniApp Manifest

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MiniApp Packaging

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MiniApp Lifecycle

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Web API

Web Authentication

Web MIDI API

Web MIDI API

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Media
Deliverers
Audio Working Group

Trusted Types

Trusted Types

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Security

Selection API

Selection API

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Web API

Edit Context API

EditContext API

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Web API

CSS Display

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CSS

CSS Multi-column Layout

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CSS

CSS Inline Layout

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CSS

CSS Color HDR

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CSS
Graphics

CSS Overflow

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CSS
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CSS
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CSS

Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks

requestIdleCallback()

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Performance
Web API

Autoplay Policy Detection

Autoplay Policy Detection

Draft Standard
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Browser
Media
Web API
Deliverers
Media Working Group

Picture-in-Picture

Picture-in-Picture

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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

Accessibility of content

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Accessibility
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Accessibility

Multi-screen support

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Media
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Media

Window Management

Draft Standard
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Browser
Web API

File API

File API

Draft Standard
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Web API

Audio Session

Audio Session

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Media
Deliverers
Media Working Group

CSS View Transitions

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CSS

CSS Values and Units

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CSS

CSS Conditional Rules

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CSS

Motion Path

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CSS
Graphics

Web Audio API

Web Audio API 1.1

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Browser
Media
Web API
Deliverers
Audio Working Group

Audio Processing API

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Media
Web API
Deliverers
Audio Working Group

Battery Status API

Battery Status API

Draft Standard
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Web API

Screen Wake Lock API

Screen Wake Lock API

Draft Standard
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Web API

Input Events

Input Events Level 2

Draft Standard
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UI Events

UI Events

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DOM

CSS Cascading and Inheritance

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CSS

Push API

Push API

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Web API

CSS Easing Functions

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CSS

Credential Management

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Browser
Privacy
Web API
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Security

CSS Box Model

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CSS

CSS Scroll Snap

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CSS

Contact Picker API

HTML

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HTML
Deliverers
HTML Working Group

HTML Design Principles

Draft Standard
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HTML

Accessibility Conformance Testing

Pointer Lock

Pointer Lock 2.0

Draft Standard
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Web API

Password Management

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Security

CSS Text

CSS Text Module Level 4

Draft Standard
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CSS

CSS Properties and Values API

CSSOM

CSS Typed OM Level 1

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CSS

CSS Object Model (CSSOM)

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CSS

CSSOM View Module

Draft Standard
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CSS

CSS Fonts

CSS Fonts Module Level 5

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CSS
Web Fonts

CSS Fonts Module Level 4

Draft Standard
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CSS
Web Fonts

CSS Generated Content for Paged Media

CSS Viewport

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CSS

Intersection Observer

Intersection Observer

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DOM

Dataset exchange

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Data

CSS Paged Media

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CSS

CSS Transitions

CSS Transitions Level 2

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CSS

CSS Transitions

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CSS

The Screen Orientation API

Screen Orientation

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Web API
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Web API

Web Animations

Scroll-driven Animations

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Browser
CSS

Web Animations

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CSS
Graphics

CSS Animations Level 2

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CSS

CSS Animations Level 1

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CSS

Web Animations Level 2

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CSS

CSS Animation Worklet API

Draft Standard
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CSS

Clipboard API and events

Clipboard API and events

Draft Standard
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Web API

Badging API

Badging API

Draft Standard
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Web API

CSS Font Loading

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CSS
Web Fonts

CSS Images

CSS Images Module Level 4

Draft Standard
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CSS

CSS Syntax

CSS Nesting Module

Draft Standard
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CSS

Web Payments

Payment Handler API

Draft Standard
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Web API

Payment Method Manifest

Draft Standard
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Web of Things

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WoT

Web Locks API

Web Locks API

Draft Standard
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Web API

CSS Ruby

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CSS
i18n

CSS Pseudo-Elements

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CSS

Selectors

Selectors Level 4

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CSS

CSS Containment

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CSS
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CSS

Device Memory

Device Memory

Draft Standard
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Performance

WAI-Adapt module

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Accessibility

WAI-Adapt: Tools Module

Draft Standard
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Accessibility

VirtualKeyboard API

VirtualKeyboard API

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Web API

CSS Text Decoration

Media Queries

Media Queries Level 5

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CSS

CSS Box Sizing

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CSS
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CSS

CSS Custom Highlight API

CSS Transforms

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CSS

Spoken Presentation in HTML

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Accessibility
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Accessibility
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Accessibility

Image Resource

Image Resource

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Web API

CSS Basic User Interface

Post-Spectre

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Security

CSS Lists and Counters

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CSS
i18n

CSS Scroll Anchoring

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CSS

Internationalization for Spec Developers

Text Layout Requirements

Indic Layout Requirements

Draft Standard
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i18n
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CSS
Graphics
i18n
XML
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Digital Publishing

Resize Observer

Resize Observer

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CSS

Semantic Sensor Network

CSS Spatial Navigation

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CSS

CSS Generated Content

CSS Table

CSS Table Module Level 3

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CSS

CSS Overscroll Behavior

CSS Fragmentation

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CSS

Filter Effects

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CSS
Graphics

CSS Shadow Parts

CSS Shadow Parts

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CSS

CSS Logical Properties and Values

CSS Layout API

CSS Layout API Level 1

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CSS

Clear Site Data

Clear Site Data

Draft Standard
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Security

CSS Fill and Stroke

CSS Rhythmic Sizing

CSS Rhythmic Sizing

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CSS

ODRL

CSS Round Display

CSS Round Display Level 1

Draft Standard
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CSS

Web Security UI

DOM

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DOM

CSS

Accessibility User Requirements

COWL

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Security

CSS Page Floats

CSS Page Floats

Draft Standard
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CSS

Digital Publishing

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CSS
Digital Publishing

SVG

SVG Paths

Draft Standard
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group

SVG Markers

Draft Standard
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group

SVG Strokes

Draft Standard
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group

SVG Integration

Draft Standard
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CSS
Graphics
HTML
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group
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Graphics
Deliverers
SVG Working Group

IndieUI

IndieUI: Events 1.0

Draft Standard
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Accessibility

IndieUI: User Context 1.0

Draft Standard
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Accessibility

CSS Exclusions

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CSS

CSS Regions

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CSS

CSS Line Grid

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CSS

EXI

CSS Scoping

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CSS

Web Architecture

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URLs in Data Primer

Draft Standard
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XML

XProc

XProc V2.0 Requirements

Draft Standard
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XML
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XML

EMMA

EARL

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Accessibility

XForms

XForms 2.0

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XML
Deliverers
Forms Working Group
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XML
Deliverers
Forms Working Group

XForms for HTML

Draft Standard
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HTML
XML
Deliverers
Forms Working Group

XForms Requirements

Draft Standard
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XML
Deliverers
Forms Working Group

RDF Vocabulary

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Data

XSL

Media Fragments

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Media
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Media

Geospatial data

Points of Interest Core

Draft Standard
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Voice Browsers

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Media

Xquery & XSLT

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XML
Deliverers
XSLT Working Group

RDB2RDF

Media Resources

egov

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Device Description

Widgets

UAAG

SSML

XML Accessibility Guidelines

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Accessibility