HTML validation tools help web developers by:
Think about what 'validation' means in the context of code.
HTML validation tools check your code against official web standards to ensure it is correct and accessible. They do not change design or add features.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Test</title> </head> <body> <h1>Welcome</h1> </body> </html>
Check if all opening tags have matching closing tags.
The opening <h1> tag is closed with </h2>, which is invalid HTML syntax. The validator will report this mismatch.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Page</title> </head> <body> <p>Hello<p>World</p> </body> </html>
Browsers try to fix invalid HTML by closing tags automatically.
The browser treats the second <p> as a new paragraph, so 'Hello' and 'World' appear in separate paragraphs.
Consider these CSS selectors:
.container > .item:first-child, #main::before, div > > p, a[href^="https"]
Look for invalid combinators or syntax in selectors.
The selector 'div > > p' has two child combinators in a row, which is invalid CSS syntax and will cause validation errors.
Choose the snippet that is missing important accessibility attributes:
1. <nav aria-label="Main navigation"></nav> 2. <button>Submit</button> 3. <div role="button" tabindex="0">Click me</div> 4. <img src="logo.png" alt="">
Think about what is required for images to be accessible.
Option 4 has an image with an empty alt attribute, which is allowed only if the image is decorative. If the image conveys information, missing alt text causes accessibility validation failure.