W3C XML Activities

XML was designed to describe, store, carry and exchange data.

XML 1.0 is the latest version of XML.

XML Tutorial

To learn more about XML, read our XML tutorial.

XML Versions

XML 1.0

XML 1.0 was released as a W3C Recommendation 10. February 1998.

XML 1.0 (Second Edition)

XML 1.0 (SE) was released as a W3C Recommendation 6. October 2000.
Second Edition is only a correction to XML 1.0 that incorporates the first-edition errata (bug fixes).

XML 1.0 (Third Edition)

Third Edition is only a correction to XML 1.0 that incorporates the first- and second-edition errata (bug fixes).

XML 1.1

XML 1.1 was released as a Working Draft 13. December 2001, and as a Candidate Recommendation 15. October 2002.
XML 1.1 allows almost any Unicode characters to be used in names.

Other W3C XML Technologies

XML Namespaces

XML namespaces defines a method for defining element and attribute names used in XML by associating them with URI references.

XML Linking (XLink, XPointer, and XML Base)

The XML Linking Language (XLink), allows you to insert links into XML documents.

The XML Pointer Language (XPointer), allows the links to address into specific parts of an XML document.

XML Base is a standard for defining a default reference to external XML resources (similar to <base> in HTML).

XInclude

XInclude is a mechanism for merging XML documents using elements, attributes, and URI references.

W3C XML Specifications and Timeline

W3C Reference:

W3C XML Home Page

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