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Nu Html Checker vs W3C Markup Validation Service: catalog facts
Nu Html CheckerW3C Markup Validation Service
Free

Free to use on the W3C website.

Free

A free service run by the W3C.

Web Web
  • Checks against current HTML conformance rules rather than old doctypes
  • Accepts a URL, a file upload or pasted markup
  • Validate by URL, file upload or direct input
  • Choice of character encoding and document type
  • Checks one document at a time
  • Behavior is described as experimental and subject to change
  • HTML5 validation is marked experimental
  • Modern HTML is better served by the separate Nu Html Checker
Web application Web application
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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