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W3C® Trademark and Service Mark License

You can not resize or create your own valadition badge using W3C

Not allowed

Can I modify the existing icons to create my own?

No. The validator's icons are distributed under the W3C document license, which allows distribution but does not allow derivative works.

Q1: Can I change a W3C logo to fit the look and feel of my site?

I'd like to use one of the W3C validator logos, but it doesn't match the design of my Web site. Can I change the logo?

No. The W3C Logo provides the organization with its visual identity. As a result, there are strict rules for its use. Changing the W3C logos is not permitted, as it defeats the purpose of the logo, which is to be noticed and identified as W3C.

The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C®) Hosts (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) grant you the right to use W3C Trademarks and Service Marks (collectively the "trademarks"), provided that you agree to the following terms and conditions:
  1. The owner of W3C mrks must be clearly identified as the "W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio)".  For example, "W3C® is a trademark (registered in numerous countries) of the World Wide Web Consortium; marks of W3C are registered and held by its host institutions MIT ERCI, and Keio.
  2. W3C trademarks must be used only to
    1. describe or reference W3C specifications, documents, software, or other products listed at the W3C web site (collectively, "W3C Products"), or
    2. describe non-W3C products that implement the required features and operations of W3CProducts. Required features and operations are defined within specifications, often in accordance with [RFC2119]. Representations that products or services comply with W3C specifications must clearly indicate that the representations are made by you, the licensee, and not by the W3C.
  3. W3C Trademarks must only be used in a way that accurately reflects the STATUS associated with the W3C products. The STATUS of a W3C document describes the context in which the product was developed including the publication date, intellectual property disclosures (e.g., copyright or patent terms), location (URI), its publication level (Note, Working Draft,  Candidate Recommendation, Proposed Recommendation, Recommendation), and future expectations regarding the W3C Product.
  4. Marks may not be used to indicate any kind of endorsement by the W3C, official status with respect to the W3C, or any kind of relationship with the W3C aside from a representation that the above requirements (1-3) have been met.
  5. W3C will audit the use of the W3C trademarks to determine compliance with these terms and conditions.
  6. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE W3C, MIT, ERCIM, KEIO OR ANY TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO USE OF W3C TRADEMARKS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC DAMAGES AND LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) SHALL BE ADVISED, SHALL HAVE OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT SHALL KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FOREGOING.
No right to create modifications or derivatives of W3C Trademarks is granted pursuant to this license.