HTML: Library of Tags

HTML: Library of Tags

  • <!--text goes here--> Defines a comment
  • <!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type
  • <a> Defines a hyperlink
  • <abbr> Defines an abbreviation or an acronym
  • <acronym> Defines an acronym.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use <abbr> instead.
  • <address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document
  • <applet> Defines an embedded applet.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use <embed> or <object> instead.
  • <area> Defines an area inside an image map
  • <article> Defines an article
  • <aside> Defines content aside from the page content
  • <audio> Defines embedded sound content
  • <b> Defines bold text
  • <base> Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document
  • <basefont> Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
  • <bdi> Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it
  • <bdo> Overrides the current text direction
  • <big> Defines big text.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
  • <blockquote> Defines a section that is quoted from another source
  • <body> Defines the document's body
  • <br> Defines a single line break
  • <button> Defines a clickable button
  • <canvas> Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
  • <caption> Defines a table caption
  • <center> Defines centered text.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
  • <cite> Defines the title of a work
  • <code> Defines a piece of computer code
  • <col> Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element
  • <colgroup> Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting
  • <data> Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content
  • <datalist> Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls
  • <dd> Defines a description/value of a term in a description list
  • <del> Defines text that has been deleted from a document
  • <details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
  • <dfn> Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the content
  • <dialog> Defines a dialog box or window
  • <dir> Defines a directory list.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead.
  • <div> Defines a section in a document
  • <dl> Defines a description list
  • <dt> Defines a term/name in a description list
  • <em> Defines emphasized text
  • <embed> Defines a container for an external application
  • <fieldset> Groups related elements in a form
  • <figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element
  • <figure> Specifies self-contained content
  • <font> Defines font, color, and size for text.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
  • <footer> Defines a footer for a document or section
  • <form> Defines an HTML form for user input
  • <frame> Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset.
  • Not supported in HTML5.
  • <frameset> Defines a set of frames.
  • Not supported in HTML5.
  • <h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings
  • <head> Contains metadata/information for the document
  • <header> Defines a header for a document or section
  • <hr> Defines a thematic change in the content
  • <html> Defines the root of an HTML document
  • <i> Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood
  • <iframe> Defines an inline frame
  • <img> Defines an image
  • <input> Defines an input control
  • <ins> Defines a text that has been inserted into a document
  • <kbd> Defines keyboard input
  • <label> Defines a label for an <input> element
  • <legend> Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element
  • <li> Defines a list item
  • <link> Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to style sheets)
  • <main> Specifies the main content of a document
  • <map> Defines an image map
  • <mark> Defines marked/highlighted text
  • <meta> Defines metadata about an HTML document
  • <meter> Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
  • <nav> Defines navigation links
  • <noframes> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames.
  • Not supported in HTML5.
  • <noscript> Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts
  • <object> Defines a container for an external application
  • <ol> Defines an ordered list
  • <optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list
  • <option> Defines an option in a drop-down list
  • <output> Defines the result of a calculation
  • <p> Defines a paragraph
  • <param> Defines a parameter for an object
  • <picture> Defines a container for multiple image resources
  • <pre> Defines preformatted text
  • <progress> Represents the progress of a task
  • <q> Defines a short quotation
  • <rp> Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
  • <rt> Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
  • <ruby> Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
  • <s> Defines text that is no longer correct
  • <samp> Defines sample output from a computer program
  • <script> Defines a client-side script
  • <section> Defines a section in a document
  • <select> Defines a drop-down list
  • <small> Defines smaller text
  • <source> Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
  • <span> Defines a section in a document
  • <strike> Defines strikethrough text.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> instead.
  • <strong> Defines important text
  • <style> Defines style information for a document
  • <sub> Defines subscripted text
  • <summary> Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
  • <sup> Defines superscripted text
  • <svg> Defines a container for SVG graphics
  • <table> Defines a table
  • <tbody> Groups the body content in a table
  • <td> Defines a cell in a table
  • <template> Defines a container for content that should be hidden when the page loads
  • <textarea> Defines a multiline input control (text area)
  • <tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table
  • <th> Defines a header cell in a table
  • <thead> Groups the header content in a table
  • <time> Defines a specific time (or datetime)
  • <title> Defines a title for the document
  • <tr> Defines a row in a table
  • <track> Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
  • <tt> Defines teletype text.
  • Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
  • <u> Defines some text that is unarticulated and styled differently from normal text
  • <ul> Defines an unordered list
  • <var> Defines a variable
  • <video> Defines embedded video content
  • <wbr> Defines a possible line-break