w3c
Use character reference notation and Unicode names for references to specific characters
Terminology https://www.w3.org/TR/did-resolution/#dfn-did-fragments https://www.w3.org/TR/did-resolution/#dfn-did-paths https://www.w3.org/TR/did-resolution/#dfn-did-queries
The portion of a DID URL that follows the first hash sign character (#). DID fragment syntax is identical to URI fragment syntax.
In a variety of places we see characters mentioned in passing (in the quoted text it is "hash sign character (#)"). The other links above have / and ?. I18N recommends the use of a specific format for character references. We also recommend using the Unicode name for characters. For example, # would be U+0023 NUMBER SIGN. See here for details.
This was discussed during the #did meeting on 25 September 2025.
View the transcript
Use character reference notation and Unicode names for references to specific characters #202
<ottomorac> w3c/
ottomorac: seems a bit more editorial?
<pchampin> looks editorial to me
<manu> yep, editorial
ottomorac: if it's ok with you, I'll just assign it
… to Markus
Unassigning myself from this for now. Maybe @aphillips or someone else could propose a PR to address this?
