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Re: [WSG] Why is <u> deprecated?

Mahendran Venkatesan
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:29:50 -0700

The presentational elements such as <b>, <i>, <s> and <u> are deprecated as
because it can be achieved by CSS. For example, <u> can be achieved by
*"text-decoration:
underline*;".

I think, <em> and <strong> have been left for *screen readers* to understand
the emphasize part.

Thanks!
Venkatesan M


On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Kepler Gelotte <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am just curious if anyone can explain why the <u> tag has been
> deprecated
> while <b> and <i> are still allowed.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
> Kepler Gelotte
> Neighbor Webmaster, Inc.
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>
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