A Complete Guide to Web Design

512 Appendix C – Deprecated Tags

Deprecated Elements

Web Design in a Nutshell, eMatter Edition

Deprecated Elements

The following elements have been deprecated in the HTML 4.0 Specification:

Deprecated Attributes

The following attributes have been deprecated in the HTML 4.0 Specification.

Element Description Recommendation

<applet> Inserts applet <object>

<basefont> Sets font styles for

subsequent text

style sheets (color,font-size,font-

family,font, etc.)

<center> Centers elements

on the page

<DIV align=center>

<dir> Directory List <ul>

<font> Applies font styles style sheets (color,font-size,font-

family,font, etc.)

<isindex> Adds search field <form> and CGI programming

<menu> Menu item list <ul>

<s> Strike-through text style sheets (text-decoration)

<strike> Strike-through text style sheets (text-decoration)

<u> Underlined text style sheets (text-decoration)

Name Related Elements Comment Replacement Tag

align CAPTION Horizontal alignment

of table caption

style sheet controls

align APPLET,

IFRAME, IMG,

INPUT, OBJECT

Vertical or horizontal

alignment of element

style sheet controls

align LEGEND Aligns legend relative

to its fieldset

style sheet controls

align TABLE Table position rela-

tive to window

style sheet controls

align HR Horizontal alignment

of rule

style sheet controls

align DIV, H1, H2,

H3, H4, H5,

H6, P

Horizontal alignment

of these block

elements

style sheet controls

alink BODY Color of selected links style sheet controls

alt APPLET Short description <OBJECT>

archive APPLET Comma separated

archive list