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No, XHTML is a parallel language to HTML. XHTML is a XML language definition where tags have similar meanings to corresponding HTML tags. A crude analogy would be that XHTML and HTML are half-brothers; Lot's of similarities but also distinct differences.

The successor of HTML is HTML5, the successor of XHMTL is XHTML5.

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Is html a replacement for xhtml?

No. HTML existed before XHTML. XHTML combines XML and HTML, so it is an advancement on HTML.


Html and xHTML?

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Is there any reason to learn HTML before xhtml?

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What extensions are added to basic HTML documents?

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Is a reformulation of HTML so it conforms to xml rules?

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