## HTML Reference

HTML by Alphabet HTML by Function HTML Global Attributes HTML Events HTML Canvas HTML Audio/Video HTML Doctypes HTML Colornames HTML Colorpicker HTML Colormixer HTML Character Sets HTML ASCII HTML ISO-8859-1 HTML Symbols HTML URL Encode HTML Lang Codes HTTP Messages HTTP Methods Keyboard Shortcuts

## HTML Tags

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# HTML Reference - (HTML5 Compliant)

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New : New tags in HTML5.

Tag | Description
--- | ---
<!--...--> | Defines a comment
<!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type
<a> | Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> | Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines an acronym
<address> | Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document
<applet> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines an embedded applet
<area> | Defines an area inside an image-map
<article> New | Defines an article
<aside> New | Defines content aside from the page content
<audio> New | Defines sound content
<b> | Defines bold text
<base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document
<basefont> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document
<bdi> New | 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> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines big text
<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> New | Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
<caption> | Defines a table caption
<center> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines centered text
<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
<command> New | Defines a command button that a user can invoke
<datalist> New | 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> New | Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dfn> | Defines a definition term
<dialog> New | Defines a dialog box or window
<dir> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines a directory list
<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> New | Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application
<fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form
<figcaption> New | Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure> New | Specifies self-contained content
<font> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines font, color, and size for text
<footer> New | Defines a footer for a document or section
<form> | Defines an HTML form for user input
<frame> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset
<frameset> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames
<h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML headings
<head> | Defines information about the document
<header> New | 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
<keygen> New | Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<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)
<map> | Defines a client-side image-map
<mark> New | Defines marked/highlighted text
<menu> | Defines a list/menu of commands
<meta> | Defines metadata about an HTML document
<meter> New | Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<nav> New | Defines navigation links
<noframes> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames
<noscript> | Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts
<object> | Defines an embedded object
<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> New | Defines the result of a calculation
<p> | Defines a paragraph
<param> | Defines a parameter for an object
<pre> | Defines preformatted text
<progress> New | Represents the progress of a task
<q> | Defines a short quotation
<rp> New | Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
<rt> New | Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
<ruby> New | 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> New | Defines a section in a document
<select> | Defines a drop-down list
<small> | Defines smaller text
<source> New | Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<span> | Defines a section in a document
<strike> | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines strikethrough text
<strong> | Defines important text
<style> | Defines style information for a document
<sub> | Defines subscripted text
<summary> New | Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<sup> | Defines superscripted text
<table> | Defines a table
<tbody> | Groups the body content in a table
<td> | Defines a cell in a table
<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> New | Defines a date/time
<title> | Defines a title for the document
<tr> | Defines a row in a table
<track> New | Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<tt> | Not supported in HTML5. Defines teletype text
<u> | Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text
<ul> | Defines an unordered list
<var> | Defines a variable
<video> New | Defines a video or movie
<wbr> New | Defines a possible line-break

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