Dc.gov is built with the following tech stack:
Document Encoding
UTF-8
UTF-8 (8-bit UCS/Unicode Transformation Format) is a variable-length character encoding for Unicode. It is the preferred encoding for web pages.
Mobile
Viewport Meta
This page uses the viewport meta tag which means the content may be optimized for mobile content.
Mobile Non Scaleable Content
This content is formatted for mobile devices, it does not allow the content to be scaled.
Document Standards
Twitter Cards
Twitter cards make it possible for you to attach media experiences to Tweets that link to your content.
Canonical Content Tag
Public specification of a preferred URL for a page allows search engines to understand the original location for content.
Cascading Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to style web pages written in HTML
Javascript
JavaScript is a scripting language most often used for client-side web development.
Javascript Defer
The defer attribute gives a hint to the browser that the script does not create any content so the browser can optionally defer interpreting the script. This can improve performance by delaying execution of scripts until after the body content is parsed and rendered.
WAI-ARIA
A way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies.
HTML5 DocType
The DOCTYPE is a required preamble for HTML5 websites.
HTML 5 Specific Tags
This page contains tags that are specific to an HTML 5 implementation.
X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is a HTTP header set by Internet Explorer 8+. This header lets domains toggle on and off the "XSS Filter" of IE8, which prevents some categories of XSS attacks.
Content Type Options
Used to disable MIME-sniffing for a particular HTTP response.
Analytics and Tracking
Google Analytics
Google Analytics offers a host of compelling features and benefits for everyone from senior executives and advertising and marketing professionals to site owners and content developers.