Deprecated XHTML Elements

Elements and attributes that have been deprecated in the most recent version of XHTML, XHTML 1.0.

Elements

• <applet></applet>
  The applet element has been deprecated in favor of <object></object>.
• <basefont />
  The basefont element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <blackface></blackface>
  The blackface element is a WebTV (MSN TV) element that has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <blockquote></blockquote>
  The blockquote element is deprecated in favor of style sheets when used to indent text.
• <center></center>
  The center element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <dir></dir>
  The dir element has been deprecated in favor of <ul></ul>.
• <embed />
  The embed element has been deprecated in favor of <object></object>.
• <font></font>
  The font element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <i></i>
  The i element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <isindex />
  The isindex element has been deprecated in favor of the input element and CGI forms.
• <layer></layer>
  The layer element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <menu></menu>
  The menu element has been deprecated in favor of <ul></ul>.
• <noembed></noembed>
  The noembed element has been deprecated in favor of <object></object>.
• <s></s>
  The s element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <shadow></shadow>
  The shadow element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <strike></strike>
  The strike element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• <u></u>
  The strike element has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.

Attributes

• alink
  The alink attribute defines the color of an active link on the Web page. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• align
  Used to align elements vertically and horizontally on the document page, the align attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• background
  The background attribute is used to define a background image for the element. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• border
  Used to define a border around the element, the border attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• color
  Used to define the color of the enclosed text, the color attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• compact
  The compact attribute is used in list tags to create a list that takes up less space. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• face
  Used to define the font face of the enclosed text, the face attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• height
  Used to define the height of the element, the height attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• language
  The language attribute is used to define the language used by the script element. It has been deprecated in favor of the type attribute.
• link
  The link attribute defines the color of a link on the Web page. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• name
  The name attribute names the element for use with dynamic content, it has been deprecated in favor of the id attribute.
• noshade
  The noshade attribute removes the 3-D effect from horizontal rules. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• nowrap
  Used to stop table contents from wrapping, the nowrap attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• size
  Used to define the size of the enclosed text, the size attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• start
  The start attribute of list tags defines the starting number of the list. This attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• text
  The text attribute defines the color of the text on the Web page. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• type
  The type attribute of list tags defines what type of list should be used. This attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• value
  The value attribute of list tags sets the value of the list item. This attribute has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• version
  The version attribute defines the version of HTML used by the document. It has been deprecated in favor of DTDs.
• vlink
  The vlink attribute defines the color of a visited link on the Web page. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.
• width
  The width attribute defines the width in pixels of the element. It has been deprecated in favor of style sheets.

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