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

[Thomas Thomassen]

Mike at Green-Beast.com has an interesting article about semantic use of <b> 
and <i> at http://green-beast.com/blog/?p=222

Though it doesn't mention anything of <u>. It's harder to argume the 
semantic value of <u>. Underlining a work is often done to emphasize a word 
or phrase, where <em> or <strong> should then be used. Though they can be 
styled to be underlined, underlining would make the elements look like a 
hyperlink and confuse the user.

And I don't know of any situation where it's a typographic situation to 
underline a word.

-Thom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kepler Gelotte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:28 AM
Subject: [WSG] Why is <u> deprecated?


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.
156 Normandy Dr., Piscataway, NJ 08854
www.neighborwebmaster.com
phone/fax: (732) 302-0904



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