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Contents:

  • W3C WAI
  • Acronyms WCAG, ARIA, EOWG, etc.
  • WCAG 2 and WCAG 3 are different
  • Capitalization - titles and headings
  • Capitalize W3C terms
  • You

W3C WAI

Guidance on using "W3C" and "the Web Consortium" will be updated later in 2021.

For now:

  • When "W3C" is not with "World Wide Web Consortium", treat "W3C" as a stand-alone name, not an acronym. Do not write it out in the translation if it is not written out in the English version.
  • Treat "W3C", "W3C WAI", and "WAI" as a proper noun. In most gender-based languages, don't use an article.

Background is in this French translation thread.

Acronyms WCAG, ARIA, EOWG, etc.

For W3C Working Group names and Technical Reports, translate the words written out. Leave the acronym in English. For example:

in English: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

in German: Richtlinien für barrierefreie Webinhalte (WCAG)

WCAG 2 and WCAG 3 are different

  • WCAG 3 = W3C Accessibility Guidelines
  • WCAG 2 = Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Capitalize W3C terms

W3C process-related terms should be translated and capitalized. This includes:

  • Groups: Working Group, Interest Group, Business Group, Community Group, Task Force.
  • W3C bodies: W3C Members, Team, Advisory Board, Advisory Committee, Technical Architecture Group
  • Technical Reports: Working Group Note, Interest Group Note, Working Draft, First Public Working Draft, Recommendation, Proposed Recommendation, Candidate Recommendation.

Note: W3C Members are organizations. Individuals in groups are "participants" in a group (not "members" of a group).

Capitalization - titles and headings

W3C documents use headline-style capitalization (where every major word is capitalized) for document titles. Some also use headline-style capitalization for headings within the document (including h1, h2, etc.).

Translations should use the proper capitalization for your language.

You

  • Use formal form of "you".
  • If you think the informal "you" is better in your language, please open a GitHub issue for gathering input from others.
  • Background: GitHub issue: "you" translate formal
  • (Example of "you" in a W3C WAI resource: You may use this video if you include a link to this page. (in context))