`<app> HTML Tag`

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Element of: Applets
What does <app> HTML Tag do?: The <app> element was a predecessor of the <applet> element which was deprecated in HTML 4.01 and removed from the specification entirely in HTML5. Modern equivalents include <object> and <embed>.
Display: block

The <app> element was renamed to <applet>, but has since been deprecated in HTML5. You may need to use one of the following instead:

For embedding non-Javascript applications (Jave, Flash), use <object>.
For media playback, use <video> or <audio>.
For presenting visual experiences in native JavaScript applications, use <canvas>.

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