What does "deprecated" mean?
Generally, "deprecated" means something disapproved. In IT, deprecated elements are those elements that are allowed, but not recommended and are being replaced by newer ones. So, a "deprecated code" means that it is not recommended to use as there is a better alternative in that software to use instead.
Deprecated HTML Tag List
| TAG | Description | ALTERNATE |
|---|---|---|
| <acronym> | Tells the browser that the characters it contains are an acronym or abbreviation. | <abbr> |
| <applet> | Defines embedded Java applet. | <object> |
| <basefont> | Specifies the default font size and color of the text. It can be used several times inside the <head> or <body> tags. | |
| <big> | Increases the font size by one conventional unit. | CSS styles |
| <blink> | Creates an enclosed text, which flashes slowly. | animation |
| <center> | Aligns the content to the centre. | text-align |
| <dir> | Defines a list of directory titles. | <ul>; list-style |
| <embed> | Used as a container for external applications, multimedia and interactive content that the browser doesn’t understand. | <object> |
| <font> | Defines the font characteristics. | CSS styles |
| <frame> | Defines a specific window, a frame, where we can load another web page. | <iframe> |
| <frameset> | Defines the structure of a frame, the number of columns and rows, and how many percent/pixels it will occupy in a frame. | |
| <isindex> | Displays search strings in the current document. | <form> |
| <noframes> | Contains an alternate text to be displayed in browsers that do not support frames. | |
| <marquee> | Creates a scrolling text or an image. | animation, transform |
| <menu> | Defines where to open the link. | <ul> |
| <plaintext> | Tells the browser, that its content must be displayed as ordinary text without formatting. | <pre> |
| <s> | Defines a text, which is not relevant anymore. | text-decoration |
| <strike> | Defines the strikethrough text. | <del>, <s>, CSS styles |
| <tt> | Defines text to be displayed in monospace or fixed-width font as it would appear on a teletype or typewriter. | font-family, <kbd>, <code>, <samp> |
| <u> | In HTML 4.01 specifies an underlined text. HTML 5, specifies the text that is stylistically different from normal text. | text-decoration |
Practice Your Knowledge
Which of the following HTML tags are deprecated according to w3docs.com?
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