HTML as Custom Elements
Rebuilds HTML elements as custom elements to identify missing web platform APIs and validate custom element design.
What is HTML as Custom Elements?
HTML as Custom Elements is an experimental project that recreates standard HTML elements using the custom elements specification. It aims to identify missing browser APIs that prevent custom elements from achieving parity with native elements, while also validating the custom elements design as a foundational layer for the web platform. The project serves as a research tool to improve the extensible web story by ensuring low-level capabilities are exposed to developers.
Browser engine developers, web standards contributors, and advanced web platform researchers interested in the future of custom elements and missing platform APIs. It's particularly relevant for those working on Chromium/Blink or Servo implementations.
This project provides concrete evidence of gaps in the web platform by attempting to rebuild HTML from scratch, offering a unique validation mechanism for the custom elements specification and driving API improvements that benefit all web developers.
Overview
HTML as Custom Elements
Use Cases
Best For
- Identifying missing browser APIs needed for custom element parity
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