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Christian Byrd
6,239 PointsDeprecation of html <center> tag
Not a question but a comment for any future viewer of this series. I had never seen the <center> tag before, so I googled it and according to MDN, the tag has been deprecated in favor of centering with CSS. Just wanted to give a heads up to everyone out there.
MDN link: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/center
4 Answers
Jeremy Lapine
15,247 PointsIn an earlier video it was stated that HTML for emails is very much behind the times in comparison to the HTML you would use to build out a web site or application. Thus the use of a deprecated tag and doctype.
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsGood point. This video is apparently pre-HTML5, when that tag was in common use.
Another point worth noticing is the deprecated DOCTYPE shown in the video. The HTML5 version is much simpler and more standardized, as discussed at this MDN page.
Joshua Eanes
Courses Plus Student 277 PointsEmail rendering engines are still using outdated HTML and CSS.
Rachel Heneault
12,401 PointsSo my question is...for the record it is OK to use these old - deprecated tags in an HTML email because its not really about browsers as much as it is about antiquated email software, such as Outlook. Creating an email for work, I haven't done this in a while and I want to be sure I am using the best practices for html email.
Marc Castillo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,888 PointsMarc Castillo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,888 PointsWhile the <center> tag is deprecated, we still use it in the development of emails. We would use CSS to center everything in the development of a website, but most of the email clients will still read and render deprecated HTML tags. I've actually had to use the <font> tag on some of the emails that I've developed because Outlook wouldn't render my typeface correctly.