HTML Day 2026

A tale of HTML Day 2026 in three chapters: of poetry, of play, and of reflection.⁂ ⁂ ⁂ the calm that comes from writing a web page in a quiet room, the loudest sounds being the wind blowing and the sound of keys typing, and of being on a call with friends and people from around the world who all came together to make a web page; of seeing what everyone made; and learning new ways to present information; HTML mixes the presentational and the textual, the visual and the technical, the poetic and the prosaic; of the silence that came when the call ended and we all rushed to say thank you in the chat.a moment to reflect on the fun had in the last half hour; of making something I may otherwise not have made; of doing so in a space someone created, as part of a larger event; an event in the spirit of the web: global.I wrote this in my notes shortly after attending the first of two HTML Day online sessions today, hosted by Zachary. The morning ended up being a lot busier than expected, with…