XHTML File

What are XHTML files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening an XHTML file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your XHTML files.

What is an XHTML file?

Files that contain the .xhtml file extension hold web pages that have been written using the XHTML syntax. The XHTML format is an improved version of HTML4, or rather, another way of writing web pages using a modified version of HTML.

The XHTML file format uses tags, just like the HTML file format, but the pages of the XHTML format conform to the stricter XML guidelines than HTML pages. Because the documents that are created in XHTML need to be well-formed, they are normally parsed using XML parsers, whereas HTML documents use more versatile HTML-specific parsers.

When a user visits a web page that is created in XHTML, they do not usually see the actual code that the page was written in. The user will see it through the web browser, and therefore usually don't need to care about what format the page is written in by the developer.

How to open XHTML files

We have identified two XHTML openers that are compatible with this specific type of XHTML file.

Programs that open files

Last updated: April 25, 2024

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of XHTML files. Remember, different programs may use XHTML files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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