HTML Elements
The HTML code is made up of characters that live inside angled brackets — these are called HTML elements. Elements are usually made up of two tags: an opening tag and a closing tag. (The closing tag has an extra forward slash in it.) Each HTML element tells the browser something about the information that sits between its opening and closing tags. |
List of HTML elements in alphabetical order:
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <!--...--> | Defines comments in your page coding. Anything you put between the <!-- and --> tags in the body of your web page will be ignored by the browser. |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type |
| <a> | Primarily used as a hypertext link. |
| <abbr> | Defines an abbreviation |
| <acronym> | Allows authors to clearly indicate a sequence of characters that compose an acronym or abbreviation for a word. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <address> | Defines contact information for the nearest <article> or <body> ancestor in the HTML document |
| <applet> | The HTML <applet> tag is used for embedding a Java applet within an HTML document. Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. |
| <area> | Defines an area inside an image-map |
| <article>* | Defines a self-contained composition in a document, page, application, or site, which is intended to be independently distributable or reusable, e.g., in syndication |
| <aside>* | Defines content aside from the page content |
| <audio>* | Used to represent sound content in documents. Added as part of HTML5, it may contain several audio sources, represented using the src attribute or the<source> element |
| <b> | This element indicates that the enclosed text should be displayed in boldface. |
| <base> | This element specifies the base URL to use for all relative URLs contained within a document. |
| <basefont> | Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies a default colour, size, and font for all text in a document. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <bdi>* | Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it |
| <bdo> | This element is used to override the current directionality of text. |
| <big> | This element defines big text. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <blockquote> | This block element indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation. Usually, this is rendered visually by indentation. |
| <body> | This element encloses a document's displayable content. |
| <br> | Defines a single line break |
| <canvas>* | Used to draw graphics, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| <caption> | Defines a table caption |
| <center> | Deprecated in HTML 4.01. This element causes the enclosed content to be centered within the margins currently in effect.. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <cite> | Defines the title of a work |
| <code> | Indicates that the enclosed text is source code in a programming language. |
| <col> | Defines a column within a table and is used for grouping and alignment purposes. |
| <colgroup> | Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting |
| <command>* | Defines a command button that a user can invoke |
| <datalist>* | Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls |
| <dd> | Defines a description of an item in a definition list |
| <del> | Defines text that has been deleted from a document |
| <details>* | Defines additional details that the user can view or hide |
| <dfn> | Defines a definition term |
| <dialog>* | Defines a dialog box or window |
| <dir> | Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines a directory list. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <div> | Defines a section in a document |
| <dl> | Defines a definition list |
| <dt> | Defines a term (an item) in a definition list |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text |
| <embed>* | Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application |
| <fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form |
| <figcaption>* | Defines a caption for a <figure> element |
| <figure>* | Specifies self-contained content |
| <font> | Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines font, colour, and size for text. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <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> | Defines information about the document |
| <header>* | Defines a header for a document or section |
| <hgroup> | Groups heading (<h1> to <h6>) elements |
| <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>* | Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms) |
| <label> | Defines a label for an <input> element |
| <legend> | Defines a caption for a <fieldset>, <figure>, or <details> 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 a client-side image-map |
| <mark>* | Defines marked/highlighted text |
| <menu> | Defines a list/menu of commands |
| <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 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>* | Defines the result of a calculation |
| <p> | Defines a paragraph |
| <param> | Defines a parameter for an object |
| <pre> | Defines pre-formatted/space-preserving 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> | This element is used to group inline-elements in a document |
| <strike> | Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines strike-through text. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <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 |
| <table> | Defines a table |
| <tbody> | Groups the body content in a table |
| <td> | Defines a cell in a table |
| <textarea> | Defines a multi-line 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 date/time |
| <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. |
| <u> | Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text |
| <ul> | Defines an unordered list |
| <var> | Defines a variable |
| <video>* | Defines a video or movie |
| <wbr>* | Defines a possible line-break |
* Tag added in HTML5.
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