cHTML

To develop i-Mode compatible web applications you must know a web markup language called iHTML which extends cHTML defines to Compact HTML for Small Information Appliances. This specification was written by a small Tokyo company called Access and they developed the micro browser i-Mode uses to connect to the Internet and it only accepts GIF images.

The following markup languages you can to develop i-Mode applications with:

Straight HTML, behind an i-mode filter
Straight HTML, customized for small screens and avoiding any of the elements excluded in cHTML
cHTML. In essence, this is almost identical to the straight HTML solution
iHTML; that is, cHTML, with i-mode-specific extensions included

So there are quite a few option. You can develop a site in HTML and then use a i-Mode filter such as WebSphere Transcoding Publisher which will take out the tags or attributes which i-Mode does not except. Either that or you can develop a site in cHTML if you know which tags/attributes you don't need and your site is only meant for i-Mode.

cHTML is used due to its:

small displays (mobile typical 128 x 128 compare to a PC 1024 x 768 screen resolution)
black and white
CPU power, battery life
limited memory

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	I-Mode cHTML - What is cHTML.		I-Mode Glossary - definitions of technical names/words.
	I-Mode Links - list of other I-Mode related websites.		I-Mode versus WAP - What's the disadvantages and advantages.
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Apple iPhone goes on sale in Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

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