RFC 3236 · INFORMATIONAL · 2002
WED · 29 JUL 2026
The 'application/xhtml+xml' Media Type
Overview
RFC 3236, “The 'application/xhtml+xml' Media Type”, is an Informational document published in January 2002 by M. Baker, P. Stark. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the 'application/xhtml+xml' MIME media type for XHTML based markup languages; it is not intended to obsolete any previous IETF documents, in particular RFC 2854 which registers 'text/html'. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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