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HTML - Deprecated Tags
A complete list of deprecated HTML tags and attributes are given here. All the tags have been ordered alphabetically along with their equivalent tag or alternate CSS option.
| Tag | Description | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| <applet> | Deprecated. Specifies an applet | <object> |
| <basefont> | Deprecated. Specifies a base font | |
| <center> | Deprecated. Specifies centered text | text-align |
| <dir> | Deprecated. Specifies a directory list | |
| <embed> | Deprecated. Embeds an application in a document | <object> |
| <font> | Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color | font-family, font-size |
| <isindex> | Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field | |
| <listing> | Deprecated. Specifies listing of items | <pre> |
| <menu> | Deprecated. Specifies a menu list | |
| <plaintext> | Deprecated. Specifies plaintext | <pre> |
| <s> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | text-decoration |
| <strike> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | text-decoration |
| <u> | Deprecated. Specifies underlined text | text-decoration |
| <xmp> | Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text | <pre> |
HTML Deprecated Attributes
Following is the list of deprecated HTML attributes and alternative CSS options available.
| Attribute | Description | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| align | Specifies positioning of an element | text-align, float & vertical-align |
| alink | Specifies the color of an active link or selected link | active |
| background | Specifies background image | background-image |
| bgcolor | Specifies background color | background-color |
| border | Specifies a border width of any element | border-width |
| clear | Indicates how the browser should display the line after the <br /> element | clear |
| height | Specifies height of body and other elements | height |
| hspace | Specifies the amount of whitespace or padding that should appear left or right an element | padding |
| language | Specifies scripting language being used | type |
| link | Specifies the default color of all links in the document | link |
| nowrap | Prevents the text from wrapping within that table cell | white-space |
| start | Indicates the number at which a browser should start numbering a list | counter-reset |
| text | Specifies color of body text | color |
| type | Specifies the type of list in <li> tag | list-style-type |
| vlink | Specifies the color of visited links | visited |
| vspace | Specifies the amount of whitespace or padding that should appear above or below an element | padding |
| width | Specifies width of body and other elements | width |
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