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Asked: 2026-06-03T08:08:38+00:00

I was often said that rule : HTML is static ; in other words

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I was often said that rule : “HTML is static”; in other words : HTML code is not intended to be modified locally, except when you use JavaScript or other languages.

However, with HTML5 specifications, there are some exceptions to that [supposed to be] rule. For example, there is the contenteditable attribute.

So my questions are : Does this rule exist officially (from experts) ? And why this rule ? Is this so bad to break that rule ?

I ask these questions because I am developing a JavaScript framework. It lets the developers using HTML attributes to modify the page content on user actions (click, etc.). But when I discussed the principle with some developers, saying that it is a wrong idea by quoting that rule.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’m not 100% positive, but I can’t find anything in the W3 specification (the official rule book) that says HTML must be static.

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