XHTML or HTML

[sudha06]

What are the advantages of XHTML over HTML?

[Sandhya.Kishannag]

*Wide range of applications:XHTML helps in supporting large number of applications hence it can be used to create more complex websites such as SVG, MathML etc.
*Works on wide range of file formats:XHTML documents are written in compliance with the rules of XML,XML programmes can therefore convert an XHTML document into PDF,RSS or RFT.
*XHTML documents are “Future-Friendly” with the emerging advancements in internet technology.
*Helps in reducing the loading time of web pages and downloads will be quicker.
*XHTML makes source clean and readable which can enhance the appeal as a web design professional. The website appears more professional likely to . Hence in a nutshell XHTML shows professionalism as opposed to html which is more suited to personal websites.

[JessicaH]

I just thought XHTML was the universal "doctype" language that is put into the header of all HTML web pages. The HTML usually goes in the body portion of this HTML page. I thought that usually both were used, in other words.