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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>

# HTML Elements and Valid DOCTYPES

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## HTML Elements - Valid DOCTYPES

The table below lists all HTML elements, and shows what !DOCTYPE each element appears in.

|  | HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 |
--- | --- | --- | ---
Tag | HTML5 | Transitional | Strict | Frameset | XHTML 1.1
<a> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<abbr> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<acronym> | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<address> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<applet> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<area> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<article> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<aside> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<audio> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<b> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<base> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<basefont> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<bdi> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<bdo> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<big> | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<blockquote> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<body> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<br> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<button> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<canvas> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<caption> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<center> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<cite> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<code> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<col> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<colgroup> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<command> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<datalist> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<dd> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<del> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<details> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<dfn> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<dir> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<div> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<dl> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<dt> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<em> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<embed> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<fieldset> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<figcaption> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<figure> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<font> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<footer> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<form> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<frame> | No | No | No | Yes | No
<frameset> | No | No | No | Yes | No
<h1> to <h6> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<head> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<header> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<hgroup> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<hr> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<html> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<i> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<iframe> | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No
<img> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<input> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<ins> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<kbd> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<keygen> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<label> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<legend> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<li> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<link> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<map> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<mark> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<menu> | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No
<meta> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<meter> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<nav> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<noframes> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<noscript> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<object> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<ol> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<optgroup> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<option> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<output> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<p> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<param> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<pre> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<progress> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<q> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<rp> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<rt> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<ruby> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<s> | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No
<samp> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<script> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<section> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<select> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<small> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<source> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<span> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<strike> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<strong> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<style> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<sub> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<summary> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<sup> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<table> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<tbody> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<td> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<textarea> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<tfoot> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<th> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<thead> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No
<time> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<title> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<tr> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<track> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<tt> | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<u> | No | Yes | No | Yes | No
<ul> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<var> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
<video> | Yes | No | No | No | No
<wbr> | Yes | No | No | No | No

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