The full form of WHATWG is Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group. It’s used on Associations & Organizations ,Technological Organizations in Worldwide

Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is a community of people interested in improving Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and related technologies.

The WHATWG was founded by individuals of Apple, the Mozilla Foundation, and Opera Software in 2004, after a W3C workshop. Apple, Mozilla and Opera were becoming increasingly concerned about the W3C’s direction with XHTML, lack of interest in HTML, and apparent disregard for the needs of real-world web developers. So, in response, these organisations set out with a mission to address these concerns and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group was born.

In 2017, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla helped develop an IPR policy and governance structure for the WHATWG, together forming a Steering Group to oversee relevant policies.

How do you spell and pronounce WHATWG?

It is spelled WHATWG, all uppercase, no spaces. It has various pronunciations: what-wee-gee, what-wig, what-double-you-gee.

What is the WHATWG working on?

The WHATWG’s focus is on standards implementable in web browsers, and their associated tests. Our existing work can be seen on the standards page.

How can I get involved?

There are lots of ways you can get involved! You might want to get started by reviewing the standards and filing issues. You can also browse our list of good first issues on GitHub, if you’re interested in helping us editing the standards directly. Also, feel free to stop in to IRC and ask questions of other community members.

For more information, see our dedicated site at participate.whatwg.org. Additionally, this video from Domenic Denicola is a good introduction to working with standards bodies.

Is participation free?

Yes, everyone can contribute. There are no memberships fees involved; it’s an open process. See our participation page for more information. Participation can be done entirely over the internet; no binding decisions are made during in-person meetings. That is, decisions made during the odd meeting are tentative and subject to appeal from those not present.