Weekly github digest (HTML specs) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2026-01-19 (public-html@w3.org from January 2026)

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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:00:26 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/html-aam (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #375 Define "scoped" or reuse another existing term? (1 by pkra)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/375 

* w3c/html-aria (+1/-0/💬1)
  1 issues created:
  - monorepo (by pkra)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aria/issues/564 

  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #564 monorepo (1 by pkra)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aria/issues/564 

* w3c/webcomponents (+0/-0/💬5)
  2 issues received 5 new comments:
  - #1029 Proposal: Custom attributes for all elements, enhancements for more complex use cases (3 by LeaVerou, jyasskin, keithamus)
    https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1029 
  - #754 Cleaning up (undefining) custom elements? (2 by NullVoxPopuli, rniwa)
    https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/754 

* whatwg/html (+5/-8/💬77)
  5 issues created:
  - Avoid leaking documents in CustomElementRegistry's scoped document set (by Jamesernator)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12092 [topic: custom elements] 
  - data:// URLs being considered as IsSecureContext (by shannonbooth)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12091 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-01-22 (by cwilso)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12087 [agenda+] 
  - Proposal: Unblock bfcache for active WebSockets by disconnecting on entry (by llannasatoll)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12085 
  - Should auxiliary browsing contexts load fallback favicons? (by estefysc)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12082 [needs tests] 

  22 issues received 77 new comments:
  - #12092 Avoid leaking documents in CustomElementRegistry's scoped document set (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12092 [topic: custom elements] 
  - #12082 Should auxiliary browsing contexts load fallback favicons? (2 by annevk, antosart)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12082 [needs tests] 
  - #12080 Find a better way to explain ad-hoc script prepare/cleanup pairs for promise-based APIs (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12080 
  - #12067 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-01-15 (2 by cwilso, ffiori)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12067 [agenda+] 
  - #12064 Meeting 34 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls (1 by fantasai)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12064 
  - #12063 Align anchor IDL across the platform? (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12063 [needs implementer interest] [integration] [topic: svg] 
  - #11963 Selectedcontent post-connection steps define unused “ancestor” variable (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11963 [topic: select] 
  - #11882 <seletedcontent> behavior in disconnected <select> (2 by annevk, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11882 [needs tests] [topic: select] 
  - #11845 Navigation API: Inconsistency between spec and tests about WaitForAll (3 by annevk, farre, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11845 [topic: navigation] 
  - #11839 [focus-without-user-activation] Clarify focus behavior for subframes with denied policy (3 by cwilso, ffiori, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11839 
  - #11825 Option selectedness when all children are removed from select (1 by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11825 [topic: select] 
  - #11744 Forgetting source argument to showPopover() is too easy (1 by fantasai)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11744 [topic: popover] 
  - #11564 toggle and beforetoggle events for the select element (4 by cwilso, josepharhar, lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11564 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: select] 
  - #11542 Out of order HTML streaming ("patching") (42 by FrameMuse, WebReflection, c-antin, dmsnell, foolip, kanashimia, noamr, ryansolid, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11542 [addition/proposal] [topic: parser] [agenda+] [stage: 1] 
  - #11449 Writing Mode for Canvas text (5 by annevk, schenney-chromium)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11449 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: canvas] 
  - #10160 Clarification for nested `kbd` elements (1 by j9t)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10160 [clarification] 
  - #8534 Bogus assertion in "prepare the script element"? (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8534 [topic: script] 
  - #6868 Add required-attribute support for fieldsets (1 by mendeza)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6868 [addition/proposal] [topic: forms] 
  - #6698 Allow HTML web apps to force 24 hour time format in <input type=time> (1 by volsk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6698 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: forms] [i18n-tracker] 
  - #4980 Attempt to remove implied-document definition (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/4980 [clarification] [topic: event loop] 
  - #3099 Define behavior for `file://` documents' origin. (1 by shannonbooth)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/3099 [security/privacy] [topic: origin] [topic: cookie] 
  - #1349 Define parser behavior for in-body external stylesheets (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/1349 [compat] [topic: parser] [topic: style] 

  8 issues closed:
  - Selectedcontent post-connection steps define unused “ancestor” variable https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11963 [topic: select] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-01-15 https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12067 [agenda+] 
  - javascript URL navigations do not check ongoing navigation status https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12075 [topic: navigation] [topic: javascript: URLs] 
  - Clarification for nested `kbd` elements https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10160 [clarification] 
  - "update a color well control color" works based on the input value concept while WPT expects the value attribute https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12057 [topic: forms] 
  - Consider dropping DOCTYPE system/public identifier missing/empty distinction https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12023 [topic: parser] 
  - Navigation API: cleaning up method tracker should only be done when navigation is cross-document https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12079 
  - Timing of "is currently stalled" vs progress and stalled events https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11958 

* whatwg/dom (+0/-1/💬4)
  3 issues received 4 new comments:
  - #1442 Support for building an optimal, nested CSSStylesheet programmatically (2 by bahrus, yashrajpurohit7)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1442 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 
  - #1439 [meta] MutationObserver improvements tracking issue (1 by cwilso)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1439 
  - #1422 Option to allow `querySelector` to query shadow roots (1 by jonathanKingston)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1422 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 

  1 issues closed:
  - Support for building an optimal, nested CSSStylesheet programmatically https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1442 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 



Pull requests
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* whatwg/html (+4/-0/💬31)
  4 pull requests submitted:
  - 12090  (by TimvdLippe)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12090 
  - 12086  (by llannasatoll)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12086 
  - 12084  (by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12084 
  - 12083  (by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12083 

  15 pull requests received 31 new comments:
  - #12090 Do not run "Update a style block" while style element is on stack of open elements
 (1 by TimvdLippe)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12090 
  - #12086 Add new strings for notRestoredReason for SharedWorker (2 by llannasatoll)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12086 
  - #12083 Use cached select in selectedness setting algorithm (1 by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12083 
  - #12076 Check ongoing navigation before proceeding with javascript: URL navigation (3 by annevk, byteforge38, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12076 [topic: navigation] [topic: javascript: URLs] 
  - #12066 Editorial: Refactor HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12066 
  - #12039 Editorial: fix link to "potentially free deferred fetch quota" (1 by TimvdLippe)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12039 
  - #12038 Set creation URL of worker settings to final URL after redirect
 (2 by TimvdLippe, annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12038 
  - #12031 Avoid unresolved promises in Navigation API traversal (1 by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12031 
  - #11981 Allow "style" and "json" in `as` attribute for `modulepreload` (5 by KurtCattiSchmidt, annevk, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11981 
  - #11980 Add support for video element lazy-loading via the loading attribute (7 by scottjehl, smaug----, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11980 [addition/proposal] [topic: media] 
  - #11959 Set "is currently stalled" before firing events (1 by foolip)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11959 [normative change] [topic: media] 
  - #11891 Build list of selectedcontent elements to clear (2 by annevk, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11891 [topic: select] 
  - #11878 selectedcontent post-connection steps did not break out of the loop (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11878 [topic: select] 
  - #11792 Fix a few inconsistencies between the media element spec and implementations (1 by Zaggy1024)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11792 [topic: media] 
  - #10022 Implement dangling markup injection mitigation (2 by annevk, jonathanKingston)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/10022 [security/privacy] [integration] [security-tracker] 

* whatwg/dom (+1/-0/💬3)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 1445  (by ja-y-son)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1445 

  2 pull requests received 3 new comments:
  - #1445 Include cloning keep custom element registry null while cloning shadow root (1 by ja-y-son)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1445 
  - #1437 Update element adoption logic for scoped registry (2 by annevk, ja-y-son)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1437 


Repositories tracked by this digest:
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* https://github.com/w3c/html-aam
* https://github.com/w3c/html-aria
* https://github.com/w3c/html-extensions
* https://github.com/w3c/htmlwg
* https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents
* https://github.com/whatwg/html
* https://github.com/whatwg/dom


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