The full form of W3C is the World Wide Web Consortium. It is an international organization founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, with the mission to develop open standards and protocols to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web
. W3C brings together member organizations, full-time staff, and the public to create and promote web standards such as HTML, CSS, XML, and many others, facilitating a consistent and accessible web experience worldwide
. Its headquarters is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States