XHTML and HTML Resources - Web Center
HTML is no longer being developed. The last version of HTML was HTML 4.01. A new markup language called Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) takes HTML's place. XHTML is very similar to HTML but has a few different syntax (formatting) rules and is stricter in its requirements. Use the resources below to learn XHTML.
XHTML
Start with the basics of HTML (below), then learn how to use XHTML to markup your documents to common web standards.
- W3 Schools - XHTML Tutorial (tutorial)
- W3 Schools - The Complete XHTML 1.0 Reference (reference)
- Web Reference - XHTML Tags Reference
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- W3C - XHTML 1.0 Specification (article) - A semi-technical document explaining the details of XHTML. The first few sections are worth reading as an overview.
- WDVL - HTML Standards Compliance - Why Bother? (article)
- Digital Web Magazine - An interview with Steven Champeon and Shirley Kaiser of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) (article)
- Digital Web Magazine - 99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete (article)
- W3C - W3C HTML Validation Service (validator)
- Web Design Group - WDG HTML Validator (validator)
HTML
Start with the basics of HTML, then learn how to use XHTML (above) to markup your documents to common web standards.
- W3 Schools - HTML Tutorial (tutorial)
- Web Monkey - Authoring: HTML Basics (tutorial)
- A List Apart - Fixing Your Site With The Right DOCTYPE (article) - Web pages on the Ohlone College website should use the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DOCTYPE.
- O'Reilly Network - DOCTYPE Explained (article)
- WDVL - HTML Special Characters and Browser Compatibility (article, reference)
- evolt.org - A Simple Character Entity Chart (reference)
- Web Monkey - Color Codes (reference) - A list of web-safe colors and color codes (such as #FFCC33).
- Web Monkey - Windows Browser Chart (reference) - Ohlone College web pages must be presentable in Windows browsers from Internet Explorer 4.x on up, Netscape 4.7x on up, and AOL Browser (base code is IE) 4.x on up, and Opera 5.x on up.
- Web Monkey - Macintosh Browser Chart (reference)
- Web Monkey - UNIX/Linux Browser Chart (reference)
- Web Monkey - WebTV, NextStep, BeOS, OS/2 Browser Chart (reference) - While there may be some visitors to the Ohlone College website using these browsers, these browsers are not a part of our target browser list.
- W3C - W3C HTML Validation Service (validator)
- Web Design Group - WDG HTML Validator (validator)
