actually, there are two entities that do validate: … and … a quick check of two browsers i've got open reveals that ie5/mac interprets both correctly and n4.78/mac does not interpret … correctly. you can check it out on whatever browsers you've got running at: <http://www.quietcity.org/temp/ellipses.html> and it validates: <http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quietcity.org%2Ftemp%2Fellipses.html> -louis >if it doesn't validate, it doesn't validate... > >use something else, or use three periods... > >the other option is that we make exceptions to our validation... > >> From: "Daniel J. Cody" <djc at starkmedia.com> >> >> not sure man.. i'm really not much of an ace at the >> compliance/html/css stuff, but i'd imagine someone here is ? >> >> > i purposely used … in place of three periods because i liked >> > the spacing better. is there any way we can use the ellipses and > > > have it validate?