This is the complete list of deprecated HTML tags and attributes. The tags are listed alphabetically for easy access. We have also listed what is recommended to use as the tag’s alternate CSS option.
| Tag | Description | CSS Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| <applet> | Deprecated. Specifies an applet <object> | |
| <basefont> | Deprecated. Specifies a base font | |
| <center> | Deprecated. Specifies centered text | text-align |
| <dir> | Deprecated. Specifies a directory list | |
| <embed> | Deprecated. Embeds an application in a document <object> | |
| <font> | Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color | font-family, font-size |
| <isindex> | Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field | |
| <listing> | Deprecated. Specifies listing of items | <pre> |
| <menu> | Deprecated. Specifies a menu list | |
| <plaintext> | Deprecated. Specifies plaintext <pre> | |
| <s> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | text-decoration |
| <strike> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | text-decoration |
| <u> | Deprecated. Specifies underlined text | text-decoration |
| <xmp> | Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text <pre> |
HTML Deprecated Attributes
Following is the list of deprecated HTML attributes and their alternate CSS equivalents.
| Attribute | Description | CSS Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| align | Specifies positioning of an element | text-align, float & vertical-align |
| alink | Specifies the color of an active link or selected link | active |
| background | Specifies background image | background-image |
| bgcolor | Specifies background-color | background-color |
| border | Specifies a border width of any element | border-width |
| clear | Indicates how the browser should display the line after the <br /> element | clear |
| height | Specifies the height of body or other elements | height |
| hspace | Specifies the amount of whitespace or padding that should appear left or right an element | padding |
| language | Specifies scripting language being used type | |
| link | Specifies the default color of all links in the document | link |
| nowrap | Prevents the text from wrapping within that table cell | white-space |
| start | Indicates the number at which a browser should start numbering a list | counter-reset |
| text | Specifies color of body text | color |
| type | Specifies the type of list in <li> tag | list-style-type |
| vlink | Specifies the color of visited links | visited |
| vspace | Specifies the amount of whitespace or padding that should appear above or below an element | padding |
| width | Specifies the width of body or other elements | width |
