XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language.
It is called extensible because it allows for the addition of tags and attributes that may be needed to present information or communicate in a way that the tags and attributes within HTML allow for. Based on the HTML 4.01 standards and combines those standards with the power of XML. XHTML 1.0 can be interpreted by existing browsers because it follows the HTML 4.01 standard for all HTML tags, although new features are not implemented by all browsers.

XHTML is the officially recommended version of HTML. It is a strict version of HTML that shares the requirement of well-formedness with the "meta-languages" XML (Extensible Markup Language) and SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language). Although based on the HTML 4 standards, it is different enough to deserve a new name. XHTML is the direction that the Internet languages of the future will follow

Extensible HTML (XHTML) is an attempt to clean up all the sloppy code of the past, it requires "well-formed" code. All elements must have closing tags, and all elements must be properly nested. Shortcuts and poor design techniques that Web programmers could get away with in the past are prohibited

What's new in XHTML:

End tags are always required-no more "optional" closing tags for elements like <p>
The entire paragraph must be contained in the  opening <p> and closing </p> tags.
Empty elements that have traditionally forbidden the use of a closing tag,  like <br> and <hr>, now require a terminating slash inside the tag, as in  <br />.

The XHTML 1.0 specification:

Doesn't really add any new elements, so there's not much to learn at this point other than the strict new rules. Due to a lack of browser support, it may be a little early to use some of HTML 4.01' s new elements and attributes, but it' s never too early to begin coding well. With a few simple changes to coding habits, your code will be cleaner and more efficient.

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