XHTML/XHTML Attributes
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In XHTML, attributes are used to give additional context or description to an element. Most commonly, you will see them as hyperlinks, but they also aid in the presentation of the text.
Common attributes
edit| Attribute | Description |
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| class | Assigns a class to an XHTML element; used to assist in reader interpretation (such as style sheets.) |
| style | Assigns a style to an XHTML element. This applies to one element; for multiple items or layout, you may want to use classes. |
| id xml:id |
Assigns a unique id to an element within the document. Used for anchor targets. |
| title | Provides a title to an element (such as a link). |
| xml:lang | Specifies the language of an element. |
Formatting attributes
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| edit | Used to indicate a change in text. May be "inserted", "deleted", "changed" or "moved". |
| datetime | Indicates a time something was changed. Normally used in combination with edit attribute. |
| dir | Direction of text, for use with left-to-right or right-to-left languages. May be one of "ltr", "rtl", "lro", or "rlo" |
| layout | Either "irrelevant" (default) or "relevant" (as with the <pre> tag). Determines whether excess whitespace is ignored. |
| media | Specifies the content the media is intended to be displayed on; it is ignored if it doesn't match. Defaults to "all", but may be "aural", "braille", "embossed", "handheld", "print", "projection", "screen", "tty", "tv", or other value not-yet specified. |
Hyperlinking
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| cite | Indicates that the material in question arrived from a different source. |
| href | Indicates a destination when a link is activated or clicked on. |
| hreflang | Indicates the language of the given link. |
| hrefmedia | Indicates the type of media of the given link. |
| hreftype | Descrives the type of content from the link (e.g. "text/html"). |
| nextfocus prevfocus |
Determines the order for the elements concerning user input. Implementation specific. |
| target | Determines the environment where the link will be opened. |
| key | Determines the access key for the element. |
| targetid | Used in combination with the key attribute. Specifies which element receives the event when a key is pressed. |
| targetrole | Specifies the role of the target. |
| xml:base | Specifies the base URL, when relative links are used in the document. |
| rel | When used with href, identifies the relation of the linked document. May be one of "alernate", "start", "next", "prev", "up", "contents", "index", "glossary", "copyright", "chapter", "section", "subsection", "appendix", "help", "bookmark", "meta", "icon", "p3pv1" (policy reference file), "profile", "role", and "cite".
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| rev | The inversion of rel; the document referenced by href has the designated relationship with this document.
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