Forum:Obsolete and deprecated HTML4 elements

So I was reading the blog post and associated link and just wanted to check that I understood correctly what I was reading, and then ask what to do instead.

So am I right in thinking that, with HTML5, the following codes will not work:

If so, what are the best alternatives?

Thanks, Enodoc (Talk ) (Eno@Fable) 18:38, July 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Everything above excluding  will not work after the upgrade to HTML5. This table provides the best alternatives for each.



Note that the above declarations can all be fitted into a style attribute on any element or into MediaWiki CSS files. This is perfectly valid:  Hello World! For further CSS references, see w3schools. 18:56, July 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks guys, I thought they'd probably be covered by  I just wasn't sure of the exact codes. -- Enodoc (Talk ) 19:31, July 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Just an FYI, is also equivalent to 120% font-size (which is shorter than 'larger'). Rappy 21:56, July 5, 2012 (UTC)

So will no longer work? -- 70.49.127.65 07:00, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * I added the replacement for that to the table.
 * Let me just note that  is incorrect HTML5. It needs to be , without the semicolumn.  19:35, July 6, 2012 (UTC)
 * Let me just note that  is incorrect HTML5. It needs to be , without the semicolumn.  19:35, July 6, 2012 (UTC)