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RFC 1866: Hypertext Markup Language - 2.0

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2854.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 2854 — The 'text/html' Media Type

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document defines a HTML 2.0 (to distinguish it from the previous informal specifications). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1866
Published
November 1995
Authors
T. Berners-Lee; D. Connolly
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
77
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2854

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1866 (1995)
  2. RFC 1867 (1995)
  3. RFC 1942 (1996)
  4. RFC 1980 (1996)
  5. RFC 2070 (1997)
  6. RFC 2854 (2000) ✓

Read the full history of The 'text/html' Media Type →

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