XHTML DOCTYPE
XHTML 1.0 Strict
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
XHTML Strict provides the cleanest markup. Use CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) to control the presentation or the whole layout of your web page.
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
XHTML Transitional allows you to use HTML tags to control the look of your web page. Transitional pages are still accessible to users that has browser that do not understand Cascading Style Sheets.
XHTML 1.0 Frameset
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">
XHTML Frameset are used when HTML frames control the presentation of your web page.