What Does Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) Mean?
Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) is used to write text content and applications for handheld devices such as mobile phones, pagers and wireless PDAs. It is similar to HTML but is tailored for devices with the following characteristics:
Techopedia Explains Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML)
During the 1990s, mobile phones were limited to three monochromatic lines of display and only supported HDML document rendering. However, syntax in these HDML browsers was rigorous and restricted HDML documents to tiny file sizes. For example, during development, mobile developers often crashed HDML browsers containing invalid HDML syntax. In 1997, Openwave submitted HDML to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Unfortunately, HDML was never standardized or widely adopted. However, it shaped the syntax and usability of Wireless Markup Language (the predecessor of XHTML), which was recommended by W3C in 2011.
