Introductory video on Internationalization ( i18n), Fuqiao Xue, September 2025 (00:04:32). Fuqiao Xue, Senior Principal Internationalization Specialist at W3C breaks down the fundamental concepts of making the web truly global. Learn the crucial difference between Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (l10n), and discover all the things you need to consider beyond words, from character ...
Internationalization is the design and development of a product, application or document content that enables easy localization for target audiences that vary in culture, region, or language.
The W3C Internationalization (I18n) Activity works with W3C working groups and liaises with other organizations to ensure Web technologies work for everyone, regardless of their language, script, or culture.
About internationalization Access to a Web for All has been a fundamental concern and goal of the World Wide Web Consortium since the beginning, and is a natural requirement for Web-based applications, given that they can be accessed by people around the world. Unfortunately, it is easy to overlook the needs of people in cultures different to your own, or who use different languages or writing ...
The definitions in this section use terms found in the Internationalization Glossary [I18N-GLOSSARY], in [WEBIDL], in [INFRA], or the Unicode glossary. Please refer to instructions in the Internationalization Glossary for how to import and link definitions in your own specification. A string is usually understood to be a sequence of 'characters'.
Internationalization Working Group Charter The mission of the Internationalization Working Group is to enable universal access to the World Wide Web by proposing and coordinating the adoption by the W3C of techniques, conventions, technologies, and designs that enable and enhance the use of W3C technology and the Web worldwide, with and between various different languages, scripts, regions ...