Introduction To XHTML

Introduction To XHTML

XHTML is a stricter and cleaner version of HTML.

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What You Should Already Know

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

• HTML and the basics of building web pages

If you want to study HTML first, please read our HTML tutorial.

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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
• XHTML is a W3C Recommendation

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XHTML is a W3C Recommendation

XHTML 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation January 26, 2000.

W3C defines XHTML as the latest version of HTML. XHTML will gradually replace HTML.

Stay updated with the latest W3C recommendations in our geek4arab.com/tutorials.

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All New Browsers Support XHTML

XHTML is compatible with HTML 4.01.

All new browsers have support for XHTML.

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W3Schools Has 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.

W3Schools was completely rewritten to XHTML 1.0 in 1999.

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

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

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About This Tutorial

The next chapters of this tutorial will explain:

• Why you should use XHTML
• The syntax of XHTML
• How W3Schools was converted to XHTML
• XHTML validation
• XHTML modularization

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