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. It is used to embed the Java applet. <object>
<acronym> Deprecated. It is used for indicating an acronym. <abbr>
<basefont> Deprecated. It is used to set the default text-color, font-size.
<bgsound> Deprecated. It is used to play soundtrack in the background.
<big> Deprecated. It is used to increase the font size. CSS Properties
<blink> Deprecated. It is used to enclose a text to make it blink. CSS or JavaScript
<center> Deprecated. It is used to set the alignment of the text. text-align
<dir> Deprecated. It is used to make a list of directory files/folders.
<embed> Deprecated. It is used for embedding external applications. <object>
<font> Deprecated. It is used to change the color, size and style of a text. To know more about the font tag visit this page. font-family, font-size
<frameset> Deprecated. It is used to specify the number of rows and columns in frameset wit their pixels. <iframe>
<isindex> Deprecated. This tag is used for querying a document through a text field
<ilayer> Deprecated. This tag is used to create a layer that occupies space in the containing text flow.
<keygen> Deprecated. This tag is used to process Web forms with certificate management systems
<listing> Deprecated. It was intended as a way to render HTML code on a page. <pre>
<layer> Deprecated. It is used to position and animate (through scripting) elements in a page
<menu> Deprecated.It is used for creating a menu list.
<menuitem> Deprecated.It is used for defining a menu item for a menu.
<multicol> Deprecated.It is used to create multiple columns of text .
<nobr> Deprecated.It is used to instruct the browser not to break the specified text. CSS property
<noembed> Deprecated.It is used to handle browsers which do not support the <embed> tag.
<noframes> Deprecated.It is used to handle the browsers which do not support <frame> tag.
<plaintext> Deprecated. It is used to render all the text in the document. <pre>
<param> Deprecated. It is used for passing parameters to an embedded object using <object> tag.
<s> Deprecated. The tag is used to indicate that the text is no longer accurate or correct. text-decoration
<strike> Deprecated. It is used to strike a line through the text. text-decoration
<spacer> Deprecated. This tag is used to specify a whitespace <pre>, <br> tags
<tt> Deprecated. This tag is used to specify teletype text <pre>, <kbd> tags
<u> Deprecated. It is used to create underlined text. text-decoration
<xmp> Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text <pre>
<frame> Deprecated. HTML frames are used to divide your browser window into multiple sections where each section can load a separate HTML document. To know more about the frame tag visit this page. use modern layout techniques
<marquee> Deprecated. An HTML marquee is a scrolling piece of text displayed either horizontally across. CSS

HTML Deprecated Attributes

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

Attribute Description Alternate
align It is used to specify the alignment of the text-content. text-align, float & vertical-align
alink It is used to specify the color of an active link. active
background It is used to specify a background image of the entire web page body. background-image
bgcolor It is used to set the background color of an HTML element. background-color
border It is used to set the visible border width. border-width
clear Indicates how the browser should display the line after the <br /> element clear
height It is used to specify the height of the element. height
hspace It is used to specify the numnber of whitespaces on the left or right side of an object. padding
language It is used to specify the language of the elements content. type
link It is used to ink the document with an external resource. link
nowrap It is used to indicate that the text inside the cell should not wrap. white-space
start It is used to specify the start value for numbering the list items. counter-reset
text It is used to define a color for the text in the document. color
type It is used to specify the type of content associated with an element. list-style-type
vlink It is used to specify the color of a visited link. visited
vspace It is used to specify the number of whitespaces. padding
width It is used to specify width of the image element. width

HTML Deprecated Webpage

Following is the list of deprecated HTML webpage and alternative CSS options available.

page Description Alternate
Web SQL Database Deprecated. Introduces a set of APIs to manipulate client-side databases using SQL.
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