Technical SEO
Free Deprecated HTML Tags
Use our free deprecated html tags to find old, obsolete HTML tags and attributes on your page. Enter any web address below and get your result in seconds, with plain-English fixes.
Free. You see the verdict at once; add your name and email to read the full result. We only read what is public on the page.
What this deprecated html tags checks
Looks for tags such as font, center, marquee and big, and old attributes such as bgcolor, that are no longer part of the HTML standard.
The deprecated html tags scans the markup for tags that HTML5 removed, including font, center, marquee, blink, big, strike and frame, and for old presentational attributes such as bgcolor and align. It counts each occurrence and names the first few.
Why use a deprecated html tags
Obsolete markup is a sign of an aging site. It mixes design into content, is harder to maintain and may stop working in future browsers.
Owners of sites built before about 2012 and anyone who pasted content from Word into a page. The deprecated html tags gives a quick measure of how old a template really is.
How to use the deprecated html tags
- Paste the full address of the page you want to test into the box at the top of this page. Use the exact page you care about, such as your home page or a service page, because each page can give a different deprecated html tags result.
- Press the button and wait a few seconds. The tool fetches the page the way a visitor and a search engine would, then runs its checks. Nothing is installed, and you only need to enter your name and email to read the full result.
- Read the verdict and the plain-English notes, make the changes listed under the fixes, then run the test again to confirm the problem is gone. Keep a note of the date and the result so you can show progress.
How to read your deprecated html tags results
- Pass means none found.
- Warning means a handful, usually from an old editor or pasted content.
- Fail means heavy use that points to a legacy template worth modernising.
How to fix problems the deprecated html tags finds
- Replace <font> and <center> with CSS.
- Replace bgcolor, valign and nowrap attributes with CSS rules.
- Rebuild frame-based layouts with modern HTML and CSS.
Common mistakes
- Replacing font tags with more inline styles instead of using CSS classes.
- Leaving marquee text in place because it still scrolls.
- Fixing the home page and forgetting inner templates.
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Deprecated html tags for Cayman Islands websites
Cayman businesses often keep a site running for years because it still brings enquiries. The deprecated html tags shows whether yours rests on outdated markup that will be harder to keep secure, mobile friendly and fast. That is a cheap argument for a refresh budget.
Ranking in the Cayman Islands is a local contest: Google treats a .ky domain as aimed at the territory, and it rewards pages that name the places people search for, such as George Town, Grand Cayman, West Bay and Seven Mile Beach. After you act on your deprecated html tags result, work through our SEO guides for Cayman businesses, read how the WebGuru features fit together, or see the pricing for the full report.
Cayman Islands local SEO checklist
- Name the place in your headings and first paragraph: George Town, Grand Cayman, West Bay, Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, whichever you serve.
- Keep your business name, address and phone number identical on your website, Google Business Profile, Facebook page and local directories.
- Use a .ky domain where you can. Google treats country-code domains as a signal that your audience is in that country.
- Add a Google Business Profile, ask happy customers for reviews and answer every review.
- Write for local questions, such as hurricane preparation, work permits or ferry times, in the words your customers would use.
Further reading
Frequently asked questions
Do browsers still show deprecated tags?
Most do, but they are not guaranteed to, and they are no longer part of the standard.
What replaces the font tag?
CSS properties such as font-family, font-size and color.
Will deprecated tags stop working?
Browsers still render most of them, but they are not part of the standard, so behaviour is not guaranteed.
What replaces the font tag?
CSS: font-family, font-size and color, preferably from a stylesheet.
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