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 |
