: What documentation exists for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript? PHP users have the PHP.net docs Ruby users have Ruby-Doc.org Python users have docs.python.org jQuery users have docs.jquery.com All are considered

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PHP users have the PHP.net docs
Ruby users have Ruby-Doc.org
Python users have docs.python.org
jQuery users have docs.jquery.com

All are considered go-to references when working within those environments.

But where's 'The Manual' for web designers and developers working with HTML, CSS, and (vanilla) JavaScript? What online, free, up-to-date, reliable, searchable, user-editable documentation should webmasters be using and referencing in their day-to-day work?

Update: I should have said that I'm aware of the W3C's Specifications and of the ECMAScript spec, but feel that they are better suited to browser vendors than they are to webmasters. From the HTML5 specification intro:

"...in places it sacrifices clarity for precision, and brevity for completeness..."

So, to rephrase my original question: what clear, quick online references are available for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?

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@Jessie594

DevDocs pools documentation for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript together from multiple sources - including MDN – and puts them in one place in a searchable format. It's pretty handy.

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@Ogunnowo487

For HTML5, there are reduced versions of the spec specifically for web developers / authors:

W3C
WHATWG

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@Frith620

I find the Mozilla Developer Network docs really good, especially the JavaScript ones.

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@Sue5673885

The W3C specs are the references for HTML and CSS. For Javascript it's the ECMA specification. They meet all your requirements apart from user-editable. Is that good enough?

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@Pope3001725

The W3C handles the HTML and CSS specifications

HTML 4 specification from the W3C
XHTML specification from the W3C
CSS 2.1 specifications from the W3C
HTML 5 specifications from the W3C (Working Draft)
CSS 3 specifications (Working Draft)

The official spec for JavaScript is the EMCAscript standard

EMCA specifications

UPDATE

I hope this is what you were looking for. Ipurposely didn't use the w3schools references because they are known for having bad information in them.

Sitepoint CSS reference
Sitepoint HTML reference
Sitepoint JavaScript reference

UPDATE 2

From Nick's comment: Mozilla Developer Network (MDN)

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