Blink tag

The Blink tag is a non-standard HTML Markup (computing) element type which causes text onscreen to blink. An initially popular element type within vanity page, it has since fallen into disfavor and been deprecated due to its overuse and the difficulty it presents in reading (activity).

The inventor of the blink tag, Lou Montulli, has said repeatedly in interviews for magazines and other media that he considers the blink tag to be the worst thing I ve ever done for the Internet .

= Usage Syntax =

Usage of the blink element type is identical to such HTML standard inline element types as bold (), underline (), or italics (,), with the opening tag preceding the text the user wishes to blink, and the closing tag following.

In a text-based HTML editor, proper usage of the blink element type would be as so: This text will appear to blink.

The Cascading Style Sheets equivalent of the blink tag is {text-decoration: blink}.

The rate of blinking is .5 seconds (total cycle 1 Hz) and cannot be changed.

= Compliance =

The blink element type was first invented for Netscape Navigator and is still supported in its descendants, such as Mozilla Firefox. Most other browsers, such as Microsoft s Internet Explorer, do not support it.