HTML Versions

HTML Versions

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There are a lot of HTML versions ever since HTML was invented and the DOCTYPE Declarations for each is different as it should tell the browser which version of HTML is used in the document.

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HTML 1.0: The first version of HTML was 1.0, which was the barebones version of HTML language, and it was released in1991.

HTML 2.0: This was the next version which was released in 1995, and it was standard language version for website design. HTML 2.0 was able to support extra features such as form-based file upload, form elements such as text box, option button, etc.

HTML 3.2: HTML 3.2 version was published by W3C in early 1997. This version was capable of creating tables and providing support for extra options for form elements. It can also support a web page with complex mathematical equations. It became an official standard for any browser till January 1997. Today it is practically supported by most of the browsers.

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HTML 4.01: HTML 4.01 version was released on December 1999, and it is a very stable version of HTML language. This version is the current official standard, and it provides added support for style sheets (CSS) and scripting ability for various multimedia elements.

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HTML5: HTML5 is the newest version of Hyper Text Markup language. The first draft of this version was announced in January 2008. There are two major organizations one is W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), and another one is WHATWG( Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) which are involved in the development of HTML 5 version, and still, it is under development.

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