RFC 2070 · HISTORIC · 1997
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Internationalization of the Hypertext Markup Language
Overview
RFC 2070, “Internationalization of the Hypertext Markup Language”, is a Historic document published in January 1997 by F. Yergeau, G. Nicol, G. Adams, M. Duerst. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2854 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document is meant to address the issue of the internationalization (i18n, i followed by 18 letters followed by n) of HTML by extending the specification of HTML and giving additional recommendations for proper internationalization support. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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