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<h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2>
<p>The HTML Blink Element (<code>&lt;blink&gt;</code>) is a non-standard element causing the enclosed text to flash slowly.</p>
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 <p class="note"><strong>Warning:</strong> Do not use this element as it is non-standard and <strong>deprecated</strong>. Blinking text is frowned upon by several accessibility standards and the CSS specification allows browsers to ignore the blink value.</p>
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<h2 id="DOM_interface">DOM interface</h2>
<p>This element is unsupported and thus implements the {{domxref("HTMLUnknownElement")}} interface.</p>
<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>
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&lt;blink&gt;Why would somebody use this?&lt;/blink&gt;
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<h3 id="Result">Result</h3>
<p><img alt="Image:HTMLBlinkElement.gif" src="/@api/deki/files/247/=HTMLBlinkElement.gif" /></p>
<h2 id="Specification">Specification</h2>
<p>This element is non-standard and not part of any specification.</p>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
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 {{CompatibilityTable}}</div>
<div id="compat-desktop">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>Until {{CompatGeckoDesktop("22.0")}}<br />
     {{CompatNo}} since {{CompatGeckoDesktop("23.0")}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>Until 12.1<br />
     {{CompatNo}} since 15.0</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
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<div id="compat-mobile">
 <table class="compat-table">
  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Phone</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>Until {{CompatGeckoMobile("22.0")}}<br />
     {{CompatNo}} since {{CompatGeckoMobile("23.0")}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
    <td>Until 12.1<br />
     {{CompatNo}} since 15.0</td>
    <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
 </table>
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<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/blink" title="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/blink">History of the creation of the HTML <code>&lt;blink&gt;</code> element</a>.</li>
 <li>{{cssxref("text-decoration")}}, where a blink value exists, though browsers are not required to effectively make it blink.</li>
 <li>{{htmlelement("marquee")}}, another similar non-standard element.</li>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Using_CSS_animations" title="/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Using_CSS_animations">CSS animations</a> are the way to go to create such an effect.</li>
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<p>{{HTMLRef}}</p>