.htm vs .html

[PicBethany]

Hello Everyone!

I just received a question from my instructor. She wants me to explain the difference between "htm" and "html". I believe that "htm" is the newer of the two, but don't really know what the differenc is. Can anybody help?

[Evic]

I didn't even try - first 3 choices are great

[nottheusual1]

There is none, although, IMHO, .htm pages reek of MS FrontPage (since that is the default type).

Not putting down FP, just don't want it to look like the potential exists that we've used it.

A screwdriver isn't always a just a screwdriver......

[PicBethany]

Thanx for your help!

[Tinkerbell]

very nice thread I am so interested to know... hmm.. maybe i should try asking our designers and developers here.... By the way thanks for the ideas , too

[Mac 5]

Either .htm or .html will work just the same. Best rule is just be consistent, do all the pages the same. It will help you keep organized so you don't have to remember all the old pages are one way, then at some point you changed and made all the rest of the pages the other way.

[MuNKyonline]

It's also the default for Dreamweaver to use .htm

I think it's best practice to use .html as some servers can have problems with .htm files. Can cause problems if you make an index page .htm as it sometimes isn't picked up as being the index.

[web_hosting_world]

I just received a question from my instructor. She wants me to explain the difference between "htm" and "html". I believe that "htm" is the newer of the two, but don't really know what the differenc is. Can anybody help?

The difference between "htm" and "html" is that html has the "l" where as htm don't.

Well seriously speaking, as far as know, 'htm' was used by operating systems, which supported on 3 letter extensions.[/quote]

[web_hosting_world]

I just received a question from my instructor. She wants me to explain the difference between "htm" and "html". I believe that "htm" is the newer of the two, but don't really know what the differenc is. Can anybody help?

The difference between "htm" and "html" is that html has the "l" in it where as htm don't.

Well seriously speaking, as far as I know, 'htm' was used by operating systems, which supported only 3 character extensions.

[wrmineo]

Ironically, in Dreamweaver MX, unlike the former versions which defaulted all to htm, the "normal" pages are given the default of html whereas if I create an "xhtml" compliant page, it defaults to htm.