HTML Reference
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html reference
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#9of 2,242 in 2017
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6 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 31 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score -0.43.
Docs: 2 for, 12 againstDesign: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Clean, easy-to-scan layout
From 4 comments
That's really well laid out. Less detail than MDN, but that site can be overkill. Two small pieces of feedback. HTTPS support would be good. Also, when I scroll the list of…
edent on HNfrom a UX perspective i really like this. like the way it's laid out and presented - found it easy to scan. I know a lot of people big up MDN vs W3Schools and all their arguments…
mouzogu on HNThe design is really cute! I appreciate that the website works well even with all scripts blocked.
projektir on HNThis is the cleanest HTML5 reference site I've seen. I like that it has links back to MDN as well. Is it design completely custom or did you use a template or theme? I'm really…
0x1d on HN
Useful quick reference with links to MDN
From 2 comments
This is the cleanest HTML5 reference site I've seen. I like that it has links back to MDN as well. Is it design completely custom or did you use a template or theme? I'm really…
0x1d on HNI think a nice feature would be if the description pages linked to the relevant MDN page - for when you want more extensive information about an element. Otherwise, I love this…
jgorn on HN
Objections
Some element descriptions and defaults are wrong or incomplete
From 5 comments
The canvas page [1] has incorrect defaults listed for the width. It states that the default is 100 but it is actually 300 [2]. 1. http://htmlreference.io/element/canvas/ 2.…
etimberg on HNThe <address> example is wrong. <address> defines contact information, but it's not appropriate for all postal and e-mail addresses. http://html5doctor.com/the-address-element/
alexgrcs on HNYou've got the description for the "ins" element the same as for the (admittedly related) "del" element.
shdon on HNI wouldn't say hgroup is experimental. It was on the standards track and now it's being deprecated.
tenaciousDaniel on HNhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element Same thing but guaranteed to be up to date and (more) complete. For example, htmlreference.io's page for <input> doesn't…
shpx on HN
Filter checkboxes behave unintuitively and show wrong results
From 3 comments
The checkbox filters at the top are somewhat un-intuitive. For example, If I uncheck everything but experimental, I want to see all experimental... but what I get is all…
codingdave on HNThe filter checkboxes are a bit weird, for example elements (such as br and img) which are both self-closing and inline only show up if both self-closing and inline are selected,…
HNaTTY on HNNice, but seems to be something wrong with the tagging. I unchecked all tags except `experimental` and I ended up with seven results, only one of which is actually experimental,…
ahstro on HN
No compatibility information, risky for authors
From 1 comment
Without compatibility information this is more dangerous than useful. For example, a naive HTML author would use the semantic tags, only to fail in most browsers. There is…
javajosh on HN
Unclear how content is maintained and could diverge from specs
From 1 comment
How is this updated (manually or automatically from official specs)? Call me paranoid, but I see this diverging from actual specs, then people googling for "html reference"…
blauditore on HN
Requests
Link to MDN or spec pages from element descriptions
From 3 comments
I think a nice feature would be if the description pages linked to the relevant MDN page - for when you want more extensive information about an element. Otherwise, I love this…
jgorn on HNIt's missing the links to context & to the spec, which was the killer feature of the old WDG HTML Reference[0]. [0]: http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/alist.html
falsedan on HNGood stuff. Would be even nicer if it showed information about optionally self-closing tags, which is one of the main reasons I occasionally need to look at the spec. For…
jean- on HN
Offline support
From 1 comment
This is really great. It would be even greater if it could be used offline. Instead of hitting the server every time I choose one of the elements to view.
xamuel on HN
HTTPS support
From 1 comment
That's really well laid out. Less detail than MDN, but that site can be overkill. Two small pieces of feedback. HTTPS support would be good. Also, when I scroll the list of…
edent on HN
Link related elements to each other
From 1 comment
Really cool. One feature request. when a description of a tag refers to another tag, then those tags should be links. For example the description for <li> is: ``` Defines a list…
dagw on HN
Questions
How is the content updated, manually or from specs?
From 1 comment
How is this updated (manually or automatically from official specs)? Call me paranoid, but I see this diverging from actual specs, then people googling for "html reference"…
blauditore on HN
Alternatives named
MDN
From 1 comment
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element Same thing but guaranteed to be up to date and (more) complete. For example, htmlreference.io's page for <input> doesn't…
shpx on HN
W3Schools
From 1 comment
How is this updated (manually or automatically from official specs)? Call me paranoid, but I see this diverging from actual specs, then people googling for "html reference"…
blauditore on HN
DevDocs
From 1 comment
A more general/comprehensive API documentation tool (which can be also used offline) is DevDocs[1] [1] http://devdocs.io
darekkay on HN
cssreference.io
From 1 comment
If you like this, you'll lOoOoOoOve this: http://cssreference.io/
criswell on HN