HTML Tag Reference
Following tags have been introduced in older versions of HTML but all the tags marked with HTML-5 are part of HTML-5.
Tag
Description
Version
<!--...-->
Specifies a comment
<!DOCTYPE>
Specifies the document type
<a>
Specifies an anchor
<abbr>
Specifies an abbreviation
<acronym>
Specifies an acronym
<address>
Specifies an address element
<applet>
Deprecated. Specifies an applet
<area>
Specifies an area inside an image map
<article>
Specifies an article
HTML-5
<aside>
Specifies some content loosely related to the page content. If it is removed, the remaining content still makes sense
HTML-5
<audio>
Specifies a sound content
HTML-5
<b>
Specifies bold text
<base>
Specifies a base URL for all the links in a page
<basefont>
Deprecated. Specifies a base font
<bdo>
Specifies the direction of text display
<bdi>
Represents text that must be isolated from its surrounding for bidirectional text formatting. It allows embedding a span of text with a different, or unknown, directionality
HTML-5
<bgsound>
Specifies background music
<big>
Specifies big text
<blink>
Specifies a text which blinks
<blockquote>
Specifies a long quotation
<body>
Specifies the body element
<br>
Inserts a single line break
<button>
Specifies a push button
<canvas>
For making graphics with a script
HTML-5
<caption>
Specifies a table caption
<center>
Deprecated. Specifies centered text
<cite>
Specifies a citation
<code>
Specifies computer code text
<col>
Specifies attributes for table columns
<colgroup>
Specifies groups of table columns
<comment>
Puts a comment in the document
<datalist>
A list of options for input values
HTML-5
<dd>
Specifies a definition description
<del>
Specifies deleted text
<dfn>
Specifies a definition term
<dialog>
Specifies a dialog box or window
HTML-5
<dir>
Deprecated. Specifies a directory list
<div>
Specifies a section in a document
<dl>
Specifies a definition list
<dt>
Specifies a definition term
<em>
Specifies emphasized text
<embed>
Specifies a container for an external (non-HTML) application
HTML-5
<fieldset>
Specifies a fieldset
<figcaption>
Specifies a caption for a <figure> element
HTML-5
<figure>
Specifies self-contained content
HTML-5
<font>
Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color
<footer>
Specifies a footer for a document or section
HTML-5
<form>
Specifies a form
<frame>
Specifies a sub window (a frame)
<frameset>
Specifies a set of frames
<h1> to <h6>
Specifies header 1 to header 6
<head>
Specifies information about the document
<header>
Specifies a header for a document or section
HTML-5
<hr>
Specifies a horizontal rule
<html>
Specifies an html document
<i>
Specifies italic text
<iframe>
Specifies an inline sub window (frame)
<ilayer>
Specifies an inline layer
<img>
Specifies an image
<input>
Specifies an input field
<ins>
Specifies inserted text
<isindex>
Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field
<kbd>
Specifies keyboard text
<keygen>
Generate key information in a form
HTML-5
<label>
Specifies a label for a form control
<layer>
Specifies a layer
<legend>
Specifies a title in a fieldset
<li>
Specifies a list item
<link>
Specifies a resource reference
<main>
Specifies the main or important content in the document. There is only one element in the document
HTML-5
<map>
Specifies an image map
<mark>
Specifies a text highlighted for reference purposes, that is for its relevance in another context
HTML-5
<marquee>
Creates a scrolling-text marquee
<menu>
Deprecated. Specifies a menu list
<menuitem>
Specifies a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu
HTML-5
<meta>
Specifies meta data of an html document which is not displayed on the page
<meter>
Specifies a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<multicol>
Specifies a multicolumn text flow
<nav>
Specifies a section that contains only navigation links
HTML-5
<nobr>
No breaks allowed in the enclosed text
<noembed>
Specifies content to be presented by browsers that do not support the <embed> tag
<noframes>
Specifies a noframe section
<noscript>
Specifies a noscript section
<object>
Specifies an embedded object
<ol>
Specifies an ordered list
<optgroup>
Specifies an option group
<option>
Specifies an option in a drop-down list
<output>
Specifies the result of a calculation
HTML-5
<p>
Specifies a paragraph
<param>
Specifies a parameter for an object
<plaintext>
Deprecated. Render the remainder of the document as preformatted plain text
<pre>
Specifies preformatted text
<progress>
Specifies a completion progress of a task
HTML-5
<q>
Specifies a short quotation
<rp>
Specifies to show browsers that do not support the ruby element
HTML-5
<rt>
Specifies an text ruby annotation
HTML-5
<ruby>
Specifies an ruby annotation
HTML-5
<s>
Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text
<samp>
Specifies sample computer code
<script>
Specifies a script
<section>
Specifies a section in a document
HTML-5
<select>
Specifies a selectable list
<spacer>
Specifies a white space
<small>
Specifies small text
<source>
Specifies a media resources for media elements, defined inside video or audio elements
HTML-5
<span>
Specifies a section in a document
<strike>
Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text
<strong>
Specifies strong text
<style>
Specifies a style definition
<sub>
Specifies subscripted text
<summary>
Specifies a summary, caption, or legend for a given <details>
HTML-5
<sup>
Specifies superscripted text
<table>
Specifies a table
<tbody>
Specifies a table body
<td>
Specifies a table cell
<textarea>
Specifies a text area
<tfoot>
Specifies a table footer
<th>
Specifies a table heading
<thead>
Specifies a table header
<time>
Specifies a date and time <details>
HTML-5
<title>
Specifies the document title
<tr>
Specifies a table row
<track>
Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers
HTML-5
<tt>
Specifies teletype text
<u>
Deprecated. Specifies underlined text
<ul>
Specifies an unordered list
<var>
Specifies a variable
<video>
Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers
HTML-5
<wbr>
Indicates a potential word break point within a <nobr> section
<xmp>
Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text
Description
Version
<!--...-->
Specifies a comment
<!DOCTYPE>
Specifies the document type
<a>
Specifies an anchor
<abbr>
Specifies an abbreviation
<acronym>
Specifies an acronym
<address>
Specifies an address element
<applet>
Deprecated. Specifies an applet
<area>
Specifies an area inside an image map
<article>
Specifies an article
HTML-5
<aside>
Specifies some content loosely related to the page content. If it is removed, the remaining content still makes sense
HTML-5
<audio>
Specifies a sound content
HTML-5
<b>
Specifies bold text
<base>
Specifies a base URL for all the links in a page
<basefont>
Deprecated. Specifies a base font
<bdo>
Specifies the direction of text display
<bdi>
Represents text that must be isolated from its surrounding for bidirectional text formatting. It allows embedding a span of text with a different, or unknown, directionality
HTML-5
<bgsound>
Specifies background music
<big>
Specifies big text
<blink>
Specifies a text which blinks
<blockquote>
Specifies a long quotation
<body>
Specifies the body element
<br>
Inserts a single line break
<button>
Specifies a push button
<canvas>
For making graphics with a script
HTML-5
<caption>
Specifies a table caption
<center>
Deprecated. Specifies centered text
<cite>
Specifies a citation
<code>
Specifies computer code text
<col>
Specifies attributes for table columns
<colgroup>
Specifies groups of table columns
<comment>
Puts a comment in the document
<datalist>
A list of options for input values
HTML-5
<dd>
Specifies a definition description
<del>
Specifies deleted text
<dfn>
Specifies a definition term
<dialog>
Specifies a dialog box or window
HTML-5
<dir>
Deprecated. Specifies a directory list
<div>
Specifies a section in a document
<dl>
Specifies a definition list
<dt>
Specifies a definition term
<em>
Specifies emphasized text
<embed>
Specifies a container for an external (non-HTML) application
HTML-5
<fieldset>
Specifies a fieldset
<figcaption>
Specifies a caption for a <figure> element
HTML-5
<figure>
Specifies self-contained content
HTML-5
<font>
Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color
<footer>
Specifies a footer for a document or section
HTML-5
<form>
Specifies a form
<frame>
Specifies a sub window (a frame)
<frameset>
Specifies a set of frames
<h1> to <h6>
Specifies header 1 to header 6
<head>
Specifies information about the document
<header>
Specifies a header for a document or section
HTML-5
<hr>
Specifies a horizontal rule
<html>
Specifies an html document
<i>
Specifies italic text
<iframe>
Specifies an inline sub window (frame)
<ilayer>
Specifies an inline layer
<img>
Specifies an image
<input>
Specifies an input field
<ins>
Specifies inserted text
<isindex>
Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field
<kbd>
Specifies keyboard text
<keygen>
Generate key information in a form
HTML-5
<label>
Specifies a label for a form control
<layer>
Specifies a layer
<legend>
Specifies a title in a fieldset
<li>
Specifies a list item
<link>
Specifies a resource reference
<main>
Specifies the main or important content in the document. There is only one element in the document
HTML-5
<map>
Specifies an image map
<mark>
Specifies a text highlighted for reference purposes, that is for its relevance in another context
HTML-5
<marquee>
Creates a scrolling-text marquee
<menu>
Deprecated. Specifies a menu list
<menuitem>
Specifies a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu
HTML-5
<meta>
Specifies meta data of an html document which is not displayed on the page
<meter>
Specifies a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<multicol>
Specifies a multicolumn text flow
<nav>
Specifies a section that contains only navigation links
HTML-5
<nobr>
No breaks allowed in the enclosed text
<noembed>
Specifies content to be presented by browsers that do not support the <embed> tag
<noframes>
Specifies a noframe section
<noscript>
Specifies a noscript section
<object>
Specifies an embedded object
<ol>
Specifies an ordered list
<optgroup>
Specifies an option group
<option>
Specifies an option in a drop-down list
<output>
Specifies the result of a calculation
HTML-5
<p>
Specifies a paragraph
<param>
Specifies a parameter for an object
<plaintext>
Deprecated. Render the remainder of the document as preformatted plain text
<pre>
Specifies preformatted text
<progress>
Specifies a completion progress of a task
HTML-5
<q>
Specifies a short quotation
<rp>
Specifies to show browsers that do not support the ruby element
HTML-5
<rt>
Specifies an text ruby annotation
HTML-5
<ruby>
Specifies an ruby annotation
HTML-5
<s>
Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text
<samp>
Specifies sample computer code
<script>
Specifies a script
<section>
Specifies a section in a document
HTML-5
<select>
Specifies a selectable list
<spacer>
Specifies a white space
<small>
Specifies small text
<source>
Specifies a media resources for media elements, defined inside video or audio elements
HTML-5
<span>
Specifies a section in a document
<strike>
Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text
<strong>
Specifies strong text
<style>
Specifies a style definition
<sub>
Specifies subscripted text
<summary>
Specifies a summary, caption, or legend for a given <details>
HTML-5
<sup>
Specifies superscripted text
<table>
Specifies a table
<tbody>
Specifies a table body
<td>
Specifies a table cell
<textarea>
Specifies a text area
<tfoot>
Specifies a table footer
<th>
Specifies a table heading
<thead>
Specifies a table header
<time>
Specifies a date and time <details>
HTML-5
<title>
Specifies the document title
<tr>
Specifies a table row
<track>
Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers
HTML-5
<tt>
Specifies teletype text
<u>
Deprecated. Specifies underlined text
<ul>
Specifies an unordered list
<var>
Specifies a variable
<video>
Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers
HTML-5
<wbr>
Indicates a potential word break point within a <nobr> section
<xmp>
Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text
No comments:
Post a Comment