HTML5 Validator

Check HTML for syntax errors or formatting errors

Features

Validate against the HTML5 standard

Check syntax and conventions with the recommended html-validate rules

Classify errors and warnings

Tally counts by severity and list the problem spots

Pinpoint locations by line and column

Show the line number, column number, and an excerpt of the relevant tag for each issue

Group similar errors together

Group identical issues and aggregate them with counts

How to use

1

Enter the HTML code

Type or paste the HTML source code into the input field; you can also load a sample

2

Press the check button

Press the check button and the server parses the HTML and shows the results

3

Review the flagged spots

Check the line numbers and details from the list of errors and warnings, and apply fixes

Use cases

Quality check before publishing a page

Find unclosed tags and invalid nesting before publishing and correct the markup

Learning and understanding HTML

Learn correct writing rules from the issues and improve your coding skills

Verifying coding deliverables

Validate the syntactic correctness of received HTML to objectively assure quality

Maintaining existing pages

Periodically check revised markup for broken structure and attribute mistakes

Safety and Privacy

Server-side processing

Input is processed on the server; only information necessary for the inquiry is sent.

Temporary processing only

For HTML validation, temporary processing occurs on the server, then data is discarded after results are returned.

Communications encrypted with HTTPS

All sent and received data is encrypted by TLS and cannot be read by third parties.

No transmission to third parties

Input content is not sent to external services such as ad networks or trackers.

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