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Does XML replace HTML?

April 26, 2017html replace XML

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Does XML replace HTML?

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§ No. XML itself does not replace HTML: instead, it provides an alternative which allows you to define your own set of markup elements. HTML is expected to remain in common use for some time to come, and Document Type Definitions for HTML will be available in XML versions as well as in original SGML. XML is designed to make the writing of DTDs much simpler than with full SGML. (See the question on DTDs for what one is and why you d want one.) Work is going on to produce XML versions of HTML and other popular existing DTDs, but this may not take off until more stable software is available. Watch comp.text.sgml, comp.text.xml, XML-L, and xml-dev for announcements.