Tag | Description | HTML5 examples | Status |
!doctype | Specifies the HTML standard that should be used for this document. | | |
a | Specifies either a hyperlink or a target for a hyperlink. | | |
abbr | Specifies that a string is an abbreviation for a longer word or phrase. | | |
acronym | Specifies that a string is an acronym for a word or phrase. | | |
address | Specifies name and address information related to the HTML document. | | |
applet | Defines a Java applet object. | | Deprecated |
area | Used for image maps to define a clickable area on an image. | | |
article | Self-contained composition in a document. | | |
aside | Defines content aside from the page content. | | |
audio | The audio element is used to embed sound content in an HTML or XHTML document. | | |
b | Displays the text of the element as boldface text. | | |
base | Specifies a base URL for all of the relative URLs in the document to use. | | |
basefont | Specifies the default font for the document. | | Deprecated |
bdi | The HTML Bi-directional Isolation Element (<bdi>) isolates a span of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it. | | |
bdo | Specifies the text direction for the document. | | |
big | Increases the font size for the enclosed text. | | |
blockquote | Specifies that the enclosed text is a block quotation. | | |
body | Specifies the body of the content of the document. | | |
br | Specifies a hard line break in the text. | | |
button | Defines a clickable Button element. | | |
canvas | The Canvas (<canvas>) HTML element can be used to draw graphics via scripting (usually JavaScript). | | |
caption | Defines a caption within a table. | | |
center | Centers the element within the margins of the document or parent element(s). | | Deprecated |
cite | Specifies that the enclosed text is a citation from another source. | | |
code | Specifies that the enclosed text is programming code and should be formatted appropriately. | | |
col | Defines a table column. | | |
colgroup | Defines a table column group. | | |
command | The command element represents a command which the user can invoke. | | |
datalist | The HTML Datalist Element (<datalist>) contains a set of <option>
elements that represent the possible options for the value of other controls. | | |
dd | Specifies that the enclosed text is a definition in a definition list. | | |
del | Specifies that the enclosed text has been deleted. | | |
details | The HTML details element (<details>) is used as a disclosure widget from which the user the retrieve additional information. | | |
dfn | Specifies that the enclosed text defines a term. | | |
dir | Specifies that the enclosed text is a directory list of short, unordered items. | | Deprecated |
div | Defines a special block of content within a document. | | |
dl | Defines a list of definition terms and definitions. | | |
dt | Defines a list of definition terms in a definition list. | | |
em | Specifies that the enclosed text should be emphasized. | | |
embed | Defines an object, such as a multimedia file, embedded in an HTML document. | | |
fieldset | Defines a set of related form controls to be grouped together. | | |
figcaption | Represents a caption or a legend associated with a figure. | | |
figure | The HTML Figure Element (<figure>) represents self-contained content, frequently with a caption (<figcaption>
), and is typically referenced as a single unit. | | |
font | Specifies the font (or font family), color, and size of the enclosed text. | | Deprecated |
footer | The HTML Footer Element (<footer>) represents a footer for its nearest sectioning content or sectioning root element (i. | | |
form | Defines a form within a document. | | |
frame | Defines a window-like frame (as a child of a frameset). | | |
frameset | Defines a set of window-like frames within a parent window. | | |
h1 | Heading Level 1. | | |
h2 | Heading Level 2. | | |
h3 | Heading Level 3. | | |
h4 | Heading Level 4. | | |
h5 | Heading Level 5. | | |
h6 | Heading Level 6. | | |
head | Part of an HTML document that contain meta information, links to scripts, stylesheets, and other documents. | | |
header | The HTML Header Element (<header>) represents a group of introductory or navigational aids. | | |
hgroup | The HTML Headings Group Element (<hgroup>) represents the heading of a section. | | |
hr | Creates a horizontal line in the HTML document. | | |
html | Defines an HTML document. | | |
i | Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in italics. | | |
iframe | Defines an inline frame (i.e. a frame embedded in a document). | | |
img | Defines an image object that is embedded in the document. | | |
input | Defines an input element, such as a text field control or button, within a form. | | |
ins | Specifies that the enclosed text has been inserted into the document. | | |
kbd | Specifies that the enclosed text should be formatted as keyboard input. | | |
keygen | The HTML keygen element exists to facilitate generation of key material, and submission of the public key as part of an HTML form. | | |
label | Defines a label on a form. | | |
legend | Defines a legend for the fields on a form. | | |
li | Defines a list item in an ordered list (ol) or in an unordered list (ul). | | |
link | Defines the relationship between the current document and another document. | | |
map | Defines a client-side image map where hot regions of an image object are hyperlinked to other targets or documents. | | |
mark | The HTML Mark Element (<mark>) represents highlighted text, i. | | |
menu | The HTML menu element (<menu>) represents an unordered list of menu choices, or commands. | | Deprecated |
meta | Specifies general high-level information about a document. | | |
meter | The HTML meter element (<meter>) represents either a scalar value within a known range or a fractional value. | | |
nav | The HTML Navigation Element (<nav>) represents a section of a page that links to other pages or to parts within the page: a section with navigation links. | | |
noframes | Specifies alternative content to display if a client browser does not support frames. | | |
noscript | Specifies alternative content to display if a client browser does not support scripts. | | |
object | Defines an object embedded in the document. | | |
ol | Defines an ordered (e.g. numbered) list. | | |
optgroup | Specifies a grouping of option elements within a select element. | | |
option | Specifies an option in a select (selection list) element. | | |
output | The output (<output>) element represents the result of a calculation. | | |
p | Defines a paragraph of text. | | |
param | Specifies a parameter to be passed to an embedded object. | | |
pre | Specifies that the enclosed text is preformatted and that whitespace should be preserved appropriately. | | |
progress | The HTML progress (<progress>) element is used to view the completion progress of a task. | | |
q | Specifies that the enclosed text is a short, inline quote from another source. | | |
rt | Specifies that the enclosed text is Ruby Text. | | |
ruby | Defines a container for Ruby Text. | | |
s | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser with a line drawn through it. | | Deprecated |
samp | Specifies that the enclosed text is sample text and should be rendered in the browser appropriately. | | |
script | Specifies that the enclosed content is a client-side script. | | |
section | The HTML Section Element (<section>) represents a generic section of a document, i. | | |
select | Defines a selection list control in a form. | | |
small | Decreases the font size of the enclosed text by one. | | |
source | The source element is used to specify multiple media resources for audio and video elements in HTML5. | | |
span | Span element used to surround content blocks for formatting. | | |
strike | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser with a line drawn through it. | | Deprecated |
strong | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as "strong" (usually bold) text. | | |
style | Creates a style sheet within the document. | | |
sub | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as subscript. | | |
summary | The HTML summary element (<summary>) is used as a summary, caption or legend for the content of a <details>
element. | | |
sup | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as superscript. | | |
table | Defines an HTML table in a document. | | |
tbody | Groups rows in a table together into a table body. | | |
td | Defines a single cell within a table. | | |
textarea | Defines a multi-line text input area. | | |
tfoot | Defines a group of rows in an HTML table as table footer rows. | | |
th | Specifies that a cell in a table is a header cell. | | |
thead | Defines a group of rows in an HTML table as table header rows. | | |
time | The HTML time element (<time>) represents either time on a 24-hour clock or a precise date in the Gregorian calendar (with optional time and timezone information). | | |
title | Specifies the title of the HTML document. | | |
tr | Defines a row in an HTML table. | | |
tt | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser in a monospace font. | | |
u | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered as underlined in the browser. | | Deprecated |
ul | Defines an unordered list, such as a bulleted list. | | |
var | Specifies that the enclosed text is a variable. | | |
video | The HTML <video> element is used to embed video content in an HTML or XHTML document. | | |
wbr | For a block of text enclosed by nobr tags, indicates a place where a line break may occur. | | |