This table compares the elements and attributes present in various mobile flavors of XHTML with the ones in XHTML 1.0 strict.
A more compact view is available as well.
See also Comparison of XHTML Mobile Profile and XHTML Basic, and the XHTML Basic 1.1 Cheat Sheet.
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a | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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abbr | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
acronym | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
address | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
area | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
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b | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
base | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
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bdo | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
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big | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
blockquote | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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body | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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button | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | ||||
Events | Events | Events | Events | ||||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||||
XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||||
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caption | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
cite | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
code | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
col | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
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Events | Events | ||||||
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colgroup | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
Common | Common | ||||||
Events | Events | ||||||
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dd | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
del | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
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Events | Events | ||||||
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dfn | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
div | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
dl | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
dt | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
em | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
fieldset | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
form | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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h1 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
h2 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
h3 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
h4 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
h5 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
h6 | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
head | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
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hr | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
html | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
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i | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
img | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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input | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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kbd | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
label | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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legend | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | ||||
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I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||||
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li | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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link | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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map | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | |
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meta | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
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noscript | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |||
Events | Events | Events | Events | Events | |||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |||
object | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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ol | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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optgroup | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
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option | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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p | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
param | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
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pre | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML without xmlns, xmlns:xsi | |
q | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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samp | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
script | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
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select | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | ||
Events | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | ||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||
span | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
strong | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
style | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||
XML | XML without xml:space | XML without xml:space | XML without xml:space | XML without xml:space | XML without xmlns, xmlns:xsi | ||
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Common | Common | Common | Common | ||||
Events | Events | Events | Events | ||||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||||
XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||||
sup | Element not present | Element not present | Element not present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common | Common | Common | ||||
Events | Events | Events | Events | ||||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||||
XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||||
table | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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th | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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title | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
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Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
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Events | Events | Events | Events | ||||
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | ||||
XML | XML | XML | XML absent | ||||
ul | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent | |
var | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | Element present | |
Common | Common without style | Common | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
Events | Events absent | Events absent | Events | Events | Events | Events | |
I18N | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N absent | I18N | |
XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML | XML absent |