HTML or xHTML make any difference?

So long as the code isnt full of errors, will it make any difference so google (or any search engine) if my site has a HTML or xHTML doctype?

thanks

 

I don't think it's going to make any difference for bots.

 

i think too there's no difference, it's not the site type or extension, it's the contents, clean codes, structure, metas, etc.

 

i think well coded web sites get better serp position on google

 

thanks guys

 

Im unsure too but one thing I know for sure is that i prefer to code in xhtml and validate so the coding is clean and easy to work with. It also is better to use the newer xhtml for the fact that it is more future proof.

 

it makes no difference, it is all still read the same by search engines.

 

It makes no difference at all. There are debates around whether it is best to sue HTML or xHTML, but these are not centred around SEO.

xHTML 2.0, when it is finally released, will not be backwards complaint, so in preparation for this it matters little whether you currently use HTML or xHTML.