HTML5 & CSS 3 Tutorial

Deprecated HTML Tags (Elements)

The following elements should not be used in HTML5. There function is better handled by CSS

Tags (Elements)	Description	Alternative
<acronym>	Defines an acronym	Use the <abbr> tag
<applet>	Defines an applet	Use <embed> or <object>
<basefont>	Defines an base font size & text colour for the page.	body { color:red }
<big>	Defines big text	Use CSS e.g. h1 {font-size:40px;} p {font-size:16px;}
<center>	Defines centered text	Use CSS e.g. p {text-align:center;}
<dir>	Defines a directory list	Use <ul> or CSS instead.
<font>	Defines text font, size, and color	Use CSS e.g. p { font: 14px Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: #0F0; }
<frame>	Defines a frame
<frameset>	Defines a set of frames
<isindex>	Defines a single-line input field	Browsers do the function of this tag automatically
<noframes>	Defines a noframe section
<s> or <strike>	Defines strikethrough text	Use the <del> tag usually rendered as a strikethrough
<tt>	Defines teletype text	Use CSS e.g. p {font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace;} Produces monospace text.
<u>	Defines underlined text	Avoid using the <u> element where it could be confused for a hyperlink.