Difference Between HTML 4.01 Strict and XHTML 1.0 Strict

ev8321 · 10-31-2007, 12:42 AM

Can anyone tell me the major difference and which one should be used?

Thanks in advance!

Alan · 10-31-2007, 08:51 AM

XHTML is often seen as the long term replacement for HTML. XHTML is a separate specification from the W3C, which continues to recommend the use of XHTML 1.1, XHTML 1.0, and HTML 4.01 for web publishing. The specification for HTML 5 is currently in draft form and can be seen here.

The most important difference is the requirement that the document must be well-formed in XHTML and that all elements must be explicitly closed as required in XML. In XML, all element and attribute names are case-sensitive, so the XHTML approach has been to define all tag names to be lowercase.

The longer term would appear to be XHTML rather than HTML, although HTML is in draft, XHTML2 work has also started, you can find more here.

At this time either can be used, as a preference I use XHTML.

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10-31-2007, 08:51 AM	#2
Alan Junior Guru Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ayr, Scotland Posts: 626	Re: Difference Between HTML 4.01 Strict and XHTML 1.0 Strict XHTML is often seen as the long term replacement for HTML. XHTML is a separate specification from the W3C, which continues to recommend the use of XHTML 1.1, XHTML 1.0, and HTML 4.01 for web publishing. The specification for HTML 5 is currently in draft form and can be seen here. The most important difference is the requirement that the document must be well-formed in XHTML and that all elements must be explicitly closed as required in XML. In XML, all element and attribute names are case-sensitive, so the XHTML approach has been to define all tag names to be lowercase. The longer term would appear to be XHTML rather than HTML, although HTML is in draft, XHTML2 work has also started, you can find more here. At this time either can be used, as a preference I use XHTML. __________________ ahb Solutions

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