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HTML5Test.com
HTML5Test.com on Tizen 2 as of 27 February 2013.
Type of site
Software testing
Available inEnglish
OwnerNiels Leenheer
Created byNiels Leenheer
URLhtml5test.com[1]
CommercialNo
Launched12 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-12)
Current statusOnline, with a notice of outdatedness
Content license
MIT License[2]
Written inJavaScript

HTML5test.com is a discontinued[3] web app for evaluating a web browser's implementation some of common web standards, including HTML5, Web SQL Database, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), and WebGL.[4][1]

The test suite was developed by Dutch web programmer Niels Leenheer, and published in March 2010.[5] The app returns an integer score out of a possible 555 points. The point total has changed multiple times through the evolution of the software. Leenheer introduced the present scoring system as part of a major redesign of the test introduced in November 2013.[6] On 9 January 2024, Leenheer announced a problem with app's server and added that he has no incentives to work on it anymore.[3] Since then third-party mirrors have been set up at html5test.co and html5test.opensuse.org.

HTML5Test.com evaluates the browser's support for Web storage, the W3C Geolocation API, HTML5-specific HTML elements (including the canvas element), and other features.[7][8] It does not evaluate a browser's conformance to other web standards, such as Cascading Style Sheets, ECMAScript, or the Document Object Model. Conformance testing for those standards is within the purview of Acid3, an automated test published by Ian Hickson in 2008.[9] Similarly, Acid3 does not evaluate a browser's HTML5 conformance. The test scope of HTML5Test.com and the test scope of Acid3 are mutually exclusive.

Web browser scores as of January 2024
Web browser Score
Google Chrome v121.0 581/594
Microsoft Edge v17.0 492/594
Opera v45.0 518/594
Firefox v122.0 546/594
Basilisk 516/594
Brave 576/594
Internet Explorer 11 312/594

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Brinkmann, Martin (6 June 2010). "HTML5 Test Your Web Browser". gHacks Technology News. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ Leenheer, Niels (12 January 2015). "LICENSE". WebPlatformTest/HTML5test repo – via GitHub.
  3. ^ a b @html5test (January 9, 2024). "The old html5test.com site is down maybe forever" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Leenheer, Niels. "HTML5test Frequently Asked Questions". HTML5test.com. Niels Leenheer. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  5. ^ Zeldman, L. Jeffrey (1 August 2010). "HTML5 Test". Zeldman.com. ISSN 1534-0309. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. ^ Leenheer, Niels (13 November 2013). "The new HTML5test is here!". blog.html5test.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ^ Staff writer. "Test Your Browser for HTML5 Compatibility". CyberNet News. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ^ Zukerman, Erez (8 August 2010). "Test your browser's HTML5 prowess with the HTML5 test". Switched. AOL. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Acid3: Putting Browser Makers on Notice, Again" (Press release). Web Standards Project. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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