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Blink tag - Definition |
| Related Words: Bat, Blinking, Broken, Cast, Dodge, Duck, Evade, Fade, Firefly, Flash, Flicker, Flinch, Fudge |
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The Blink tag is a markup element within basic HTML, whose function serves to cause text onscreen to blink. An initially popular tag within personal webpages, it has since fallen into disfavor due to its overuse and the difficulty it presents in reading.
The inventor of the blink tag, Lou Montulli, has quoted repeatedly to magazines and interviews that he considers "the blink tag to be the worst thing I've ever done for the Internet".
Usage Syntax
Usage of the Blink tag is identical to such HTTP standard font tags as Bold (<b></b>), Underline (<u></u>), Italics (<i>,</i>), with the opening tag beginning at the start of the text the user wishes to blink, and ending at the end of the text the user wishes to blink.
In a text-based HTML editor, proper usage of the blink tag would be as so: <blink>This text will appear to blink.</blink>
Note that the rate of blinking is .5 seconds and cannot be changed.
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