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

A free service run by the W3C.

Free

Free to use on the W3C website.

Web Web
  • Validate by URL, file upload or direct input
  • Choice of character encoding and document type
  • Checks against current HTML conformance rules rather than old doctypes
  • Accepts a URL, a file upload or pasted markup
  • HTML5 validation is marked experimental
  • Modern HTML is better served by the separate Nu Html Checker
  • Checks one document at a time
  • Behavior is described as experimental and subject to change
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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