The Basic HTML function was helpful for people dealing with a slow internet connection but wanted to read their email.

This time the scythe is coming for one of the company’s oldest features—Gmail’s basic HTML view. In January 2024, that simple interface heads for the great beyond.

After the beginning of the year, Gmail will automatically change to its Standard view. Some visually impaired users prefer the Basic view.

Before you begin building your page, you should brush up on some basic HTML rules. Here's some helpful information to get you started. The HTML markup language provides a backbone for web ...