HTML Tags / Element Reference | |||
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Tag Name | Detail | ||
<!--...--> | Used for comment | ||
<!DOCTYPE> | Used for the document type | ||
<a> | Used for hyperlink | ||
<abbr> | Used for abbreviation or an acronym | ||
<acronym> | Obsolete, Use <abbr> instead.Used for acronym | ||
<address> | Used for contact information for the author/owner of a document | ||
<applet> | Obsolete, Use <embed> or <object> instead.Used for embedded applet | ||
<area> | Used for area inside an image-map | ||
<article> | Used for article | ||
<aside> | Used for content aside from the page content | ||
<audio> | Used for sound content | ||
<b> | Used for bold text | ||
<base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document | ||
<basefont> | Obsolete, Use CSS instead.Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document | ||
<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> | Obsolete, Use CSS instead.Used for big text | ||
<blockquote> | Used for section that is quoted from another source | ||
<body> | Used for the document's body | ||
<br> | Used for single line break | ||
<button> | Used for clickable button | ||
<canvas> | Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) | ||
<caption> | Used for table caption | ||
<center> | Obsolete, Use CSS instead.Used for centered text | ||
<cite> | Used for the title of a work | ||
<code> | Used for piece of computer code | ||
<col> | Defines column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element | ||
<colgroup> | Defines a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting | ||
<datalist> | Defines a list of pre-defined options for input controls | ||
<dd> | Used for description/value of a term in a description list | ||
<del> | Used for text that has been deleted from a document | ||
<details> | Used for additional details that the user can view or hide | ||
<dfn> | Represents the defining instance of a term | ||
<dialog> | Used for dialog box or window | ||
<dir> | Obsolete, Use <ul> instead.Used for directory list | ||
<div> | Used for section in a document | ||
<dl> | Used for description list | ||
<dt> | Used for term/name in a description list | ||
<em> | Used for emphasized text | ||
<embed> | Used for container for an external (non-HTML) application | ||
<fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form | ||
<figcaption> | Used for caption for a <figure> element | ||
<figure> | Specifies self-contained content | ||
<font> | Obsolete, Use CSS instead.Used for font, color, and size for text | ||
<footer> | Used for footer for a document or section | ||
<form> | Used for HTML form for user input | ||
<frame> | Obsolete,Used for window (a frame) in a frameset | ||
<frameset> | Obsolete,Used for set of frames | ||
<h1> | Used for HTML bigger headings | ||
<h2> | Used for HTML medium-bigger headings | ||
<h3> | Used for HTML medium headings | ||
<h4> | Used for HTML medium-smaller headings | ||
<h5> | Used for HTML smaller headings | ||
<h6> | Used for HTML smallest headings | ||
<head> | Used for information about the document | ||
<header> | Used for header for a document or section | ||
<hr> | Used for thematic change in the content | ||
<html> | Used for the root of an HTML document | ||
<i> | Used for part of text in an alternate voice or mood | ||
<iframe> | Used for inline frame | ||
<img> | Used for image | ||
<input> | Used for input control | ||
<ins> | Used for text that has been inserted into a document | ||
<kbd> | Used for keyboard input | ||
<keygen> | Used for key-pair generator field (for forms) | ||
<label> | Used for label for an <input> element | ||
<legend> | Used for caption for a <fieldset> element | ||
<li> | Used for list item | ||
<link> | Used for 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> | Used for client-side image-map | ||
<mark> | Used for marked/highlighted text | ||
<menu> | Used for list/menu of commands | ||
<menuitem> | Used for command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu | ||
<meta> | Used for metadata about an HTML document | ||
<meter> | Used for scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) | ||
<nav> | Used for navigation links | ||
<noframes> | Obsolete,Used for alternate content for users that do not support frames | ||
<noscript> | Used for alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts | ||
<object> | Used for embedded object | ||
<ol> | Used for ordered list | ||
<optgroup> | Used for group of related options in a drop-down list | ||
<option> | Used for option in a drop-down list | ||
<output> | Used for the result of a calculation | ||
<p> | Used for paragraph | ||
<param> | Used for parameter for an object | ||
<pre> | Used for preformatted text | ||
<progress> | Represents the progress of a task | ||
<q> | Used for short quotation | ||
<rp> | Used for what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations | ||
<rt> | Used for explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) | ||
<ruby> | Used for ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) | ||
<s> | Used for text that is no longer correct | ||
<samp> | Used for sample output from a computer program | ||
<script> | Used for client-side script | ||
<section> | Used for section in a document | ||
<select> | Used for drop-down list | ||
<small> | Used for smaller text | ||
<source> | Used for multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) | ||
<span> | Used for section in a document | ||
<strike> | Obsolete, Use <del> or <s> instead.Used for strikethrough text | ||
<strong> | Used for important text | ||
<style> | Used for style information for a document | ||
<sub> | Used for subscripted text | ||
<summary> | Used for visible heading for a <details> element | ||
<sup> | Used for superscripted text | ||
<table> | Used for table | ||
<tbody> | Groups the body content in a table | ||
<td> | Used for cell in a table | ||
<textarea> | Used for multiline input control (text area) | ||
<tfoot> | Groups the footer content in a table | ||
<th> | Used for header cell in a table | ||
<thead> | Groups the header content in a table | ||
<time> | Used for date/time | ||
<title> | Used for title for the document | ||
<tr> | Used for row in a table | ||
<track> | Used for text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) | ||
<tt> | Obsolete, Use CSS instead.Used for teletype text | ||
<u> | Used for text that should be stylistically different from normal text | ||
<ul> | Used for unordered list | ||
<var> | Used for variable | ||
<video> | Used for video or movie | ||
<wbr> | Used for possible line-break |
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