Slide 3.8: XHTML syntax
Slide 3.10: XHTML DTD
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XHTML Syntax (Cont.)

The id Attribute Replaces the name Attribute
HTML 4.01 defines a name attribute for the elements a, applet, frame, iframe, img, and map.

Wrong Correct 
  <img src="picture.gif"
     name="picture1" />
 
  <img src="picture.gif"
     id="picture1" />

To interoperate with older browsers, you should use both name and id, with identical attribute values. To make your XHTML compatible with today’s browsers, you should add an extra space before the ‘/’ symbol. 

  <img src="picture.gif" id="picture1" name="picture1" />

The lang Attribute
The lang attribute applies to almost every XHTML element. It specifies the language of the content within an element. If you use the lang attribute in an element, you must add the xml:lang attribute, like this: 

  <div lang="no" xml:lang="no">Heia Norge!</div>

Mandatory XHTML Elements
All XHTML documents must have a DOCTYPE declaration. The html, head, and body elements must be present, and the title must be present inside the head element.

The xmlns attribute in <html>, specifies the xml namespace for a document, and is required in XHTML. 
 <!DOCTYPE Doctype goes here>
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <head>
   <title>Title goes here</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
 </html>


Demonstration
The following demonstration shows how the script of HTML is displayed on the Web.