Deprecated attributes are attributes that are no longer supported by HTML.
For this reason, you should not use these, and use alternatives instead.
Browser support:
bgcolor use CSS background-color.This table lists the deprecated HTML attributes. It has the attribute, the HTML elements affected, a description, and the alternatives you can use.
| Attribute | Elements | Description | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
abbr |
td | Contains abbreviated description of a cell's content. | <abbr> |
accept |
form | List of file extensions that are accepted in file picker. | accept attribute |
align |
caption, iframe, img, input, object, legend, table, hr, div, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, col, colgroup, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead and tr. | Aligns the content in an element. | CSS text-align |
alink |
body | Specifies color of active links in a page. | CSS :active |
archive |
object | List of URLs for resource archives for the object. | n/a |
axis |
td, th | List of header ids that cell applies to or vice versa. | headers attribute |
autocapitalize |
any tag | Autocapitalizes text entered by the user. | autocapitalize attribute |
background |
body | Specifies URL of background image for a page. | CSS background-image |
bgcolor |
table, tr, td, th and body. | Defines background color for element. | CSS background-color |
border |
table and object | Defines the border thickness around the element. | CSS border |
bottommargin |
body | Specifies the margin to the bottom of the page | CSS margin-bottom |
cellpadding |
table | Defines space between cells and their borders | CSS padding |
cellspacing |
table | Defines the size of the space between table cells. | CSS border-collapse |
char |
col, colgroup, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead and tr. | Aligns content to a character, for example "," or ".". | n/a |
charset |
script, link, and a | Sets character encoding of linked URL. | Content-Type HTTP header |
charoff |
col, colgroup, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead and tr. | Shifts column data to the right relative char attribute. | CSS text-align |
classid |
object | The URL of the object's implementation. | n/a |
clear |
br | Specifies where to start the next line after the break. | n/a |
codebase |
object | Base path for URLs specified by classid, data, or archive. | <base> |
codetype |
object | Defines content type of the data specified by classid. | n/a |
cols |
pre | Sets the preferred character count for a line. | CSS width |
compact |
dl, menu, ol and ul. | Renders the list in a compact style | CSS line-height |
coords |
a | A comma-separated list of coordinates | <area> |
declare |
object | Makes this element a declaration only. Still needs instantiation. | n/a |
frame |
table | Defines on which side a border should be displayed. | CSS border |
frameborder |
iframe | Draws a border around the frame | CSS border |
height |
td | Sets the height of an element | CSS height |
hspace |
img and object. | Horizonal spacing in pixels, left and right of element. | CSS margin |
language |
script | Defines the language of the script | type attribute |
leftmargin |
body | Specifies the margin to the left of the page | CSS margin |
link |
body | Specifies color of unvisited links on page | CSS :link |
longdesc |
img and iframe. | URL of a detailed description of the elements content | n/a |
manifest |
html | Sets a URL with resources that should be cached locally. | n/a |
marginheight |
iframe | Space between iframe content and top and bottom borders. | CSS padding |
marginwidth |
iframe | Space between iframe content and left and right borders. | CSS padding |
name |
a, img, area, form | Defines a name for the element. | id attribute |
nohref |
area | Indicates no hyperlink exists for the associated area. | Not providing href is sufficient |
noshade |
hr | Sets the rule to have no shading | CSS box-shadow |
nowrap |
td, th, dd | Specifies that the content should not wrap | CSS white-space |
profile |
head | URLs of space separated metadata profiles. | n/a |
rev |
link, a | Specifies a reverse link. The opposite of rel. | n/a |
rightmargin |
body | Specifies the margin to the right of the page | CSS margin-right |
rules |
table | Defines which table lines should be drawn | CSS border |
scheme |
meta | Defines format or URL for interpreting the content attribute | n/a |
scope |
th | Defines the data cells the header is related to. | headers attribute |
scrolling |
iframe | Specifies when scrollbar should appear on iframe. | CSS overflow |
shape |
a | The shape of a link's region in an image map | <area> |
size |
hr | Sets the height of the rule | CSS height |
sorted |
the | Specifies the sort direction of the column | n/a |
standby |
object | A message while object and data are loading. | n/a |
summary |
table | Defines alternative text that summarize table | <caption> |
tabindex |
object, area | The position of the element in the tabbing sequence. | tabindex attribute |
target |
link | Defines a frame or window that has additional info on the link | n/a |
text |
body | Specifies text color of the page. | CSS color |
topmargin |
body | Specifies the margin to the top of the page | CSS margin-top |
type |
li, ol, ul, param, area | The type of list or item with bullets. | CSS list-style-type |
valign |
col, colgroup, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr | Sets the vertical alignment of content in the element | CSS vertical-align |
valuetype |
param | Specifies the type of the value: data, ref, or object | n/a |
version |
html | Specifies the DTD (data type definition) version of the HTML. Redundant in HTML5. | n/a |
vlink |
body | Specifies color of visited links on the page | CSS :visited |
vspace |
img, object | Vertical spacing in pixels, top and bottom of element. | CSS margin |
width |
hr, table, td, th, col, colgroup, pre | Sets the width of the element | CSS width |
wrap |
pre | Suggests how text overflow should be handled | CSS overflow |
