Tag | Description | HTML examples | Status | DTD |
!doctype | Specifies the HTML standard that should be used for this document. | | | STF |
a | Specifies either a hyperlink or a target for a hyperlink. | | | STF |
abbr | Specifies that a string is an abbreviation for a longer word or phrase. | | | STF |
acronym | Specifies that a string is an acronym for a word or phrase. | | | STF |
address | Specifies name and address information related to the HTML document. | | | STF |
applet | Defines a Java applet object. | | Deprecated | TF |
b | Displays the text of the element as boldface text. | | | STF |
bdo | Specifies the text direction for the document. | | | STF |
big | Increases the font size for the enclosed text. | | | STF |
blockquote | Specifies that the enclosed text is a block quotation. | | | STF |
body | Specifies the body of the content of the document. | | | STF |
button | Defines a clickable Button element. | | | STF |
caption | Defines a caption within a table. | | | STF |
center | Centers the element within the margins of the document or parent element(s). | | Deprecated | TF |
cite | Specifies that the enclosed text is a citation from another source. | | | STF |
code | Specifies that the enclosed text is programming code and should be formatted appropriately. | | | STF |
colgroup | Defines a table column group. | | | STF |
dd | Specifies that the enclosed text is a definition in a definition list. | | | STF |
del | Specifies that the enclosed text has been deleted. | | | STF |
dfn | Specifies that the enclosed text defines a term. | | | STF |
dir | Specifies that the enclosed text is a directory list of short, unordered items. | | Deprecated | TF |
div | Defines a special block of content within a document. | | | STF |
dl | Defines a list of definition terms and definitions. | | | STF |
dt | Defines a list of definition terms in a definition list. | | | STF |
em | Specifies that the enclosed text should be emphasized. | | | STF |
fieldset | Defines a set of related form controls to be grouped together. | | | STF |
font | Specifies the font (or font family), color, and size of the enclosed text. | | Deprecated | TF |
form | Defines a form within a document. | | | STF |
frameset | Defines a set of window-like frames within a parent window. | | | F |
h1 | Heading Level 1. | | | STF |
h2 | Heading Level 2. | | | STF |
h3 | Heading Level 3. | | | STF |
h4 | Heading Level 4. | | | STF |
h5 | Heading Level 5. | | | STF |
h6 | Heading Level 6. | | | STF |
head | Part of an HTML document that contain meta information, links to scripts, stylesheets, and other documents. | | | STF |
html | Defines an HTML document. | | | STF |
i | Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in italics. | | | STF |
iframe | Defines an inline frame (i.e. a frame embedded in a document). | | | TF |
ins | Specifies that the enclosed text has been inserted into the document. | | | STF |
kbd | Specifies that the enclosed text should be formatted as keyboard input. | | | STF |
label | Defines a label on a form. | | | STF |
legend | Defines a legend for the fields on a form. | | | STF |
li | Defines a list item in an ordered list (ol) or in an unordered list (ul). | | | STF |
map | Defines a client-side image map where hot regions of an image object are hyperlinked to other targets or documents. | | | STF |
menu | The HTML menu element (<menu>) represents an unordered list of menu choices, or commands. | | Deprecated | TF |
noframes | Specifies alternative content to display if a client browser does not support frames. | | | TF |
noscript | Specifies alternative content to display if a client browser does not support scripts. | | | STF |
object | Defines an object embedded in the document. | | | STF |
ol | Defines an ordered (e.g. numbered) list. | | | STF |
optgroup | Specifies a grouping of option elements within a select element. | | | STF |
option | Specifies an option in a select (selection list) element. | | | STF |
p | Defines a paragraph of text. | | | STF |
pre | Specifies that the enclosed text is preformatted and that whitespace should be preserved appropriately. | | | STF |
q | Specifies that the enclosed text is a short, inline quote from another source. | | | STF |
s | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser with a line drawn through it. | | Deprecated | TF |
samp | Specifies that the enclosed text is sample text and should be rendered in the browser appropriately. | | | STF |
script | Specifies that the enclosed content is a client-side script. | | | STF |
select | Defines a selection list control in a form. | | | STF |
small | Decreases the font size of the enclosed text by one. | | | STF |
span | Span element used to surround content blocks for formatting. | | | STF |
strike | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser with a line drawn through it. | | Deprecated | TF |
strong | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as "strong" (usually bold) text. | | | STF |
style | Creates a style sheet within the document. | | | STF |
sub | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as subscript. | | | STF |
sup | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser as superscript. | | | STF |
table | Defines an HTML table in a document. | | | STF |
tbody | Groups rows in a table together into a table body. | | | STF |
td | Defines a single cell within a table. | | | STF |
textarea | Defines a multi-line text input area. | | | STF |
tfoot | Defines a group of rows in an HTML table as table footer rows. | | | STF |
th | Specifies that a cell in a table is a header cell. | | | STF |
thead | Defines a group of rows in an HTML table as table header rows. | | | STF |
title | Specifies the title of the HTML document. | | | STF |
tr | Defines a row in an HTML table. | | | STF |
tt | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered in the browser in a monospace font. | | | STF |
u | Specifies that the enclosed text should be rendered as underlined in the browser. | | Deprecated | TF |
ul | Defines an unordered list, such as a bulleted list. | | | STF |
var | Specifies that the enclosed text is a variable. | | | STF |