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# HTML/XHTML Deprecated Tags and Attributes

A complete list of deprecated tags and attributes are given here. All the tags are ordered alphabetically.

An equivalent tag or alternate CSS option is given:

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 Decprecated Attributes:

Following is the list of deprecated attributes and alternate CSS options available.

Tag | Description | Alternate
--- | --- | ---
align | Specifies positioning of an element | text-align , float & vertical-align
alink | Specify 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 | Indicate at what number 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 | Specify 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

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