Introduction to XHTML

What is XHTML?

• XHTML stands for EXtensible HyperText Markup Language
• XHTML is aimed to replace HTML
• XHTML is almost identical to HTML 4.01
• XHTML is a stricter and cleaner version of HTML
• XHTML is HTML defined as an XML application

What you should already know

Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:

• WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web pages

If you want to study these subjects first, before you start reading about XHTML, you can find the tutorials you need at W3Schools' Home Page.

XHTML is a Web Standard

XHTML 1.0 became an official W3C Recommendation January 26, 2000.

A W3C Recommendation means that the specification is stable, that it has been reviewed by the W3C membership, and that the specification is now a Web standard.

Stay updated with the latest Web standard in our W3C tutorial.

This Web Site was Converted to XHTML

XHTML is a reformulation of HTML 4.01 in XML, and can be put to immediate use with existing browsers by following a few simple guidelines. To prepare for the future, this web site has been completely rewritten in XHTML 1.0.

A click on this symbol: validates the XHTML part of this page.

A click on this symbol: validates the CSS part of this page.

The next chapters will introduce you to why XHTML was created, the syntax of XHTML, and explain how this Web site was converted from HTML to XHTML.

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