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History and Evolution of HTML Standards

HTML has evolved over time, with newer versions adding additional elements and functionality. HTML 2.0 was the first definitive version, while HTML 3.2 integrated support for tables and image alignment attributes. HTML 4.01, released in 1999, was the last version before HTML began being replaced by XHTML, which made only small but important changes. The current standard is HTML5, designed to deliver multimedia and applications without plugins and work cross-platform, including offline.

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History and Evolution of HTML Standards

HTML has evolved over time, with newer versions adding additional elements and functionality. HTML 2.0 was the first definitive version, while HTML 3.2 integrated support for tables and image alignment attributes. HTML 4.01, released in 1999, was the last version before HTML began being replaced by XHTML, which made only small but important changes. The current standard is HTML5, designed to deliver multimedia and applications without plugins and work cross-platform, including offline.

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Evolution of HTML (1)

• HTML is an evolving language, and each new version is given a


number. The first definitive version was HTML 2.0 -- this had most of
the elements we know and love, but was missing some of the
Netscape/Microsoft extensions, and did not support tables, or ALIGN
attributes.

• HTML 3 (late 1995) was an ambitious effort on the part of Dave


Raggett to upgrade the features and utility of HTML. However, it was
never completed or implemented, although many features were
integrated in the next "official" version of HTML, known as HTML
3.2.

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Evolution of HTML (2)

• HTML 3.2 was the next official version, integrating support for
TABLES, image, heading and other element ALIGN attributes, and a
few other finicky details. HTML 3.2 is the current "universal" dialect
essentially all browsers understand HTML 3.2.

• However, the pace of evolution of HTML has now slowed down –


HTML 4.01 is the last version of HTML. For the future, HTML is
being replaced by a new language, called XHTML -- for the
eXtensible HyperText Markup Language. The differences are actually
small, but important.

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HTML 5 (1)
• HTML5 will be the new standard for HTML.

• The previous version of HTML, HTML 4.01, came in 1999. The internet has
changed significantly since then.

• HTML5 is designed to deliver almost everything you want to do online


without requiring additional plugins. It does everything from animation to
apps music to movies, and can also be used to build complicated applications
that run in your browser.

• HTML5 is also cross-platform (it does not care whether you are using a tablet or a smartphone, a netbook,
notebook or a Smart TV).

• HTML5 can also be used to write web applications that still work when you
are not online.

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