Vector Markup Language
Obsolete XML-based vector graphics format / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vector Markup Language (VML) is an obsolete XML-based file format for two-dimensional vector graphics. It was specified in Part 4 of the Office Open XML standards ISO/IEC 29500 and ECMA-376. According to the specification, VML is a deprecated format included in Office Open XML for legacy reasons only.[1][2]
Filename extension | .htm or .html |
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Internet media type |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.vmlDrawing |
Developed by | Microsoft |
Type of format | Vector image format |
Extended from | XML |
Standard | Part of ECMA-376 and ISO/IEC 29500:2008 |
Website | ECMA-376, ISO/IEC 29500-4:2012 |
VML was used extensively in MS Office 2007 Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.[1][3][4] In 2012, with the release of Internet Explorer 10, VML became obsolete and is no longer supported by Internet Explorer standard mode.[5] It is a legacy feature that is available in Internet Explorer 10 only when the browser is set to run in modes that emulate the functionality of previous versions of Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, and 9.