The HTML Elements Time Forgot
The HTML Elements Time Forgotby Declan Chidlow published on Dec 22, 2025Skip to commentsLast year I inflicted upon you the cursed knowledge of HTML’s legacy colour parsing, a crime for which I’m still yet to pay. This year, I return with more unwanted and unrequested HTML knowledge of yore.The truth is, HTML is getting old, folks. The initial release was 1993, 32 years ago. It certainly isn’t decrepit, but it does have a storied past – a couple of missteps, tabloid scandals, and unflattering paparazzi photos. That’s why I’m so glad you’re joining us here today to peruse some of these bad haircuts of HTML’s youth.In the HTML Living Standard there are explicit considerations for what are called non-conforming features. To quote the standard, Elements in the following list are entirely…
