<hgroup> tag is deprecated in HTML5 specifications, but it is not included in "Obsolete and deprecated elements" in the page

[manav-sharma69]

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

Obsolete and deprecated elements

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

<hgroup> tag is deprecated in HTML5 specifications, but it is not included in "Obsolete and deprecated elements" in the HTML elements reference page. Instead it is present inside the Content Sectioning section.

What did you expect to see?

To see some sort of notification or information regarding the <hgroup> tag.
On one hand, there's the public link of WG Decision on request to drop hgroup from HTML5 (linked below) and on the other hand, neither HTML Standard nor the working draft of W3 specify <hgroup> as deprecated or obsolete.

Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?

Here are some links to support it:

• HTML5 Doctor
• WG Decision on request to drop hgroup from HTML5

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN metadata

Page report details

• Folder: en-us/web/html/element
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/html/element/index.md
• Last commit: 7baf5fb
• Document last modified: 2024-04-09T10:32:54.000Z

[wbamberg]

<hgroup> is not deprecated in that WHATWG spec, which is the relevant spec here.

See also:

• Content bug: <hgroup> a valid HTML element that can be used #11153
• remove outdated hgroup content #18530