W3C Skip to content Making the web work The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops standards and guidelines to help everyone build and enjoy a web based on the principles of internationalization and security Read more about W3C Sorry, your browser does not support embedded videos. Here is a <a href="https://www.w3.org/cms-uploads/animation.mp4">link to the video</a> instead. Working with stakeholders of the web A range of organizations join the World Wide Web Consortium as Members to work with us to drive the direction of core web technologies and exchange ideas with industry and research leaders. We rotate randomly a few of our Member organizations' logos underneath. The Web Consortium and its members, with help from the public and the web community, focus on a range of business ecosystems that the web transforms, including E-commerce Media & Entertainment Publishing and several other areas. Digital Bazaar Microsoft Corporation ERCIM Sharing Economy Association of Korea (SEAK) University of Illinois Internet2 Discover how W3C supports these organizations W3C 30th anniversary 1 October 2024 was W3C's 30th anniversary. We celebrated at our annual TPAC our three decades, advances in the web, the impact of our standards on the world, imagined a bright future, and enjoyed ourselves at an authentic evening of talks and a gala. TPAC, our major annual event, gathers our community for thought-provoking discussions and coordinated work to advance the invaluable work of our Groups, and resolve challenging technical and social issues that the web faces. TPAC brings together W3C Members and technical groups, the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board, and the Technical Architecture Group. W3C@30 video & mementos Web standards Web standards are the building blocks of a consistent digitally connected world. They are implemented in browsers, blogs, search engines, and other software that power our experience on the web. W3C is an international community where Members , full-time staff , and the public work together to develop web standards. Learn more about web standards Get involved W3C works at the nexus of core technology, industry needs, and societal needs. Everyone can get involved with the work we do. There are many ways individuals and organizations can participate in the Web Consortium to advance web standardization. Ways to get involved Latest news Latest entries from across our News Press Releases or Blog First Public Working Drafts for the Linked Web Storage (LWS) 1.0 Authentication Suite The Linked Web Storage Working Group has published four First Public Working Drafts for the Linked Web Storage (LWS) 1.0 Authentication Suite. News Five First Public Working Drafts published by the Verifiable Credentials Working Group The Verifiable Credentials Working Group has published the following five First Public Working Drafts: Verifiable Credential Data Integrity 1.1, Data Integrity EdDSA Cryptosuites v1.1, Data Integrity ECDSA Cryptosuites v1.1, VCALM v1.0, and Verifiable Credential Barcodes v1.0. News 2026 Breakouts Day recap Breakouts Day 2026 was the third edition of W3C’s fully remote community driven information sharing event. In this post we summarize key aspects of the event. Blog First Public Working Draft: CSS Image Animation Module Level 1 This CSS module proposes facilities to control the rendering of animated images. News