XHTML - A Complete Overview

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HTML began as a simple way to transfer data between any computer across the Internet; designed for scientists and researchers with no publishing experience. Over time the web became mainstream entertainment and new tags were brought in by the browser companies that didn't go along with this original aim — presentation became hugely important and structure and compatibility started to take a back seat. This meant that some pages were not accessible for people with the 'wrong' browser or computer setup.
Thankfully, the use of much of the extraneous presentational tags has receded in use in recent times, mainly due to the innovation of CSS code. Ideal HTML would be purely structural, with every element concerning how a page is displayed being controlled by a stylesheet.  more...