Deprecated HTML Elements
| Element | Function | Supported first by | Deprecated in HTML version | Alternative solution | Trident | Gecko | WebKit | KHTML | Presto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
applet |
Insert an applet | HotJava | 4 | embed, object |
<3.1 | 1.7 | Yes | Yes | 1.0 |
basefont |
Sets font styles | Internet Explorer | 4 | CSS | <3.1 | No | 85 | Yes | |
center |
Centers contents | Netscape | 4 | CSS | 3.1 | Yes | Yes | ||
dir |
Directory list | ? | 4 | ul, ol |
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font |
Applies font styles | Netscape | 4 | CSS | |||||
isindex |
Adds a search field | ? | 4 | input type="search" |
<3.1 | 1.7 | 312 | Partial | |
listing |
Displays preformatted text | IETF | 2 | pre, samp, code, CSS |
3.1 | 125 | 3.3 | Yes | |
menu |
Menu list | ? | 4 | ul, ol |
Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
plaintext |
Designates that all HTML be ignored, and to display the page as is | ? | 3.2 | The text/plain MIME type |
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s |
Strike-through | ? | 4 | del, CSS |
<3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ||
strike |
Strike-through | ? | 4 | del, CSS |
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u |
Underline | ? | 4 | CSS | |||||
xmp |
Similar to pre and plaintext, but ignores all HTML within and displays as is |
? | 2 | pre, samp, code |
<3.1 | 125 | 3.3 |
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