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AboutXHTML

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About XHTML

XHTML is more easily transferred between devices and as a result, is more accessible than HTML; users using screen readers or voice browsers can access your content more easily if it is written in XHTML.

There are currently 3 XHTML document types:

STRICT

TRANSITIONAL

FRAMESET

What version of HTML should I use? accessed 13th February 2006

(X)HTML dspoke.com accessed 13th Ferbuary 2006

XHTML is the successor of HTML and is designed to work with XML-based platforms. That doesn't help much explain what it is though. Basically, XHTML is a language used for laying out web pages that is specifically designed with future expansion in mind. Not only that, XHTML can be displayed with ease across many platforms and user agents.

Essentially, XHTML structures your content semantically so that the code itself carries meaning in relation to your content. For example, with XHTML, the heading of your page will always be interpreted as a heading and given prominence because of it. In old HTML, the heading of your page would simply be big text, with no semantic value.

A frightening amount of sites aren't built using valid (X)HTML. You can check the code of this page by cutting and pasting the URL of this site into the W3C HTML validator, or use this direct link to validate the code used on this page. Try entering other web addresses into the W3C validator too and you'll see what we mean. It's a minefield of errors out there.

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