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KHTML is a web rendering engine developed by the KDE project. It was originally created by the KDevelop team as part of the KOffice suite and was first released in 1997. KHTML's primary purpose is to parse and display HTML and CSS documents, rendering them into a visually presentable format for users. Its development was driven by the need for a robust and standards-compliant engine for KDE's web browser, Konqueror.

KHTML is known for its relatively fast rendering speed and its adherence to web standards. It was one of the earlier engines to implement support for many CSS features. The engine's architecture allowed for extensibility, enabling developers to integrate new functionalities and support for various web technologies. Over time, KHTML became a foundational component for other projects.

A significant fork of KHTML occurred in 2001 when Apple adopted the engine to create their own web rendering engine, WebCore, which later evolved into WebKit. WebKit became the basis for Safari's rendering engine and subsequently influenced the development of Google's Blink engine, used in Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. While KHTML itself continued to be developed by the KDE community, its influence on the broader web landscape is substantial due to its lineage in WebKit. KDE continues to maintain and develop KHTML, though the focus has shifted towards other web technologies and integration with modern web standards.