The XHTML evolution
Reformulation of HTML as a modern XML Application
better integration with other, XML based specs
final separation of style and content
better, more robust implementations
usage of XML tools to manage (X)HTML content (eg, XSLT)
It is a family, from XHTML 1.0 ...
semantically equivalent to HTML 4.01, but in XML
... to upcoming XHML 2.0
"the HTML we always wanted"
Ivan Herman, W3C Head of Offices
16 July, 2002
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