Basic HTML
Tag Description
<!
DOCTYPE>
Defines the document type
<html> Defines an HTML document
<title> Defines a title for the
document
<body> Defines the document's
body
<h1> to
<h6>
Defines HTML headings
<p> Defines a paragraph
<br> Inserts a single line break
<hr> Defines a thematic change
in the content
<!--...--> Defines a comment
Formatting
Tag Description
<abbr> instead.
Defines an acronym
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation oran acronym
<address> Defines contact
information for the author/
owner of a document/
article
<b> Defines bold text
<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> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines big text
<blockquote> Defines a section that is quoted from another source
<center> Not supported in HTML.
Use CSS instead.
Defines centered text
<cite> Defines the title of a work
<code> Defines a piece of
computer code
<del> Defines text that has been
deleted from a document
<dfn> Represents the defining
instance of a term
<em> Defines emphasized text
<font> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines font, color, and
size for text
<i> Defines a part of text in an
alternate voice or mood
<ins> Defines a text that has
been inserted into an document
<kbd> Defines keyboard input
<mark> Defines marked/highlighted
text
<meter> Defines a scalar
measurement within a
known range (a gauge)
<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
<small> Defines smaller text
<strike> Not supported in HTML5.
Use <del> or <s> instead.
Defines strikethrough text
<strong> Defines important text
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<time> Defines a date/time
<tt> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.Defines teletype text
<u> Defines text that should be
stylistically different from
normal text
<var> Defines a variable
<wbr> Defines a possible line-
break
Forms and Input
Tag Description
<form> Defines an HTML form for
user input
<input> Defines an input control
<textarea> Defines a multiline input
control (text area)
<button> Defines a clickable button
<select> Defines a drop-down list
<optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list
<option> Defines an option in a drop-
down list
<label> Defines a label for an <input>
element
<fieldset> Groups related elements in a
form
<legend> Defines a caption for a
<fieldset> element
<datalist> Specifies a list of pre-defined
options for input controls
<keygen> Defines a key-pair generator
field (for forms)
<output> Defines the result of a
calculation Frames
Tag Description
<frame> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a window (a frame)
in a frameset
<frameset> Not supported in HTML.
Defines a set of frames
<noframes> Not supported in HTML.
Defines an alternate content
for users that do not support
frames
<iframe> Defines an inline frame
Images
Tag Description
<img> Defines an image
<map> Defines a client-side image-
map
<area> Defines an area inside an
image-map
<canvas> Used to draw graphics, on
the fly, via scripting (usually
JavaScript)
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a
<figure> element
<figure> Specifies self-contained
content
Audio / Video
Tag Description
<audio> Defines sound content
<source> Defines multiple media
resources for media elements
(<video> and <audio>)
<track> Defines text tracks for media
elements (<video> and
<audio>)
<video> Defines a video or movie
Links
Tag
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<link> Defines the relationship between
a document and an external
resource (most used to link to
style sheets)
<nav> Defines navigation links
Lists
Tag Description
<ul> Defines an unordered list
<ol> Defines an ordered list
<li> Defines a list item
<dir> Not supported in HTML5.
Use <ul> instead.
Defines a directory list
<dl> Defines a description list
<dt> Defines a term/name in a
description list
<dd> Defines a description of a term/name in a description
list
<menu> Defines a list/menu of
commands
<menuitem> Defines a command/menu
item that the user can
invoke from a popup menu
Tables
Tag Description
<table> Defines a table
<caption> Defines a table caption
<th> Defines a header cell in a
table
<tr> Defines a row in a table
<td> Defines a cell in a table
<thead> Groups the header content in
a table
<tbody> Groups the body content in a table<tfoot> Groups the footer content in
a table<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
Styles and Semantics
Tag Description
<style> Defines style information for
a document
<div> Defines a section in a
document
<span> Defines a section in a
document
<header> Defines a header for a
document or section
<footer> Defines a footer for a
document or section
<main> Specifies the main content
of a document
<section> Defines a section in a
document
<article> Defines an article
<aside> Defines content aside from
the page content
<details> Defines additional details
that the user can view or
hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or
window<summary> Defines a visible heading for
a <details> element
Meta Info
Tag Basic HTML
Tag Description
<!
DOCTYPE>
Defines the document type
<html> Defines an HTML document
<title> Defines a title for the
document
<body> Defines the document's
body
<h1> to
<h6>
Defines HTML headings
<p> Defines a paragraph
<br> Inserts a single line break
<hr> Defines a thematic change
in the content
<!--...--> Defines a comment
Formatting
Tag Description
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5.
Use <abbr> instead.
Defines an acronym
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation or
an acronym
<address> Defines contact
information for the author/
owner of a document/
article
<b> Defines bold text
<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> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines big text
<blockquote> Defines a section that is
quoted from another
source
<center> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines centered text
<cite> Defines the title of a work
<code> Defines a piece of
computer code
<del> Defines text that has been
deleted from a document
<dfn> Represents the defining
instance of a term
<em> Defines emphasized text
<font> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines font, color, and
size for text
<i> Defines a part of text in an
alternate voice or mood
<ins> Defines a text that has
been inserted into a
document
<kbd> Defines keyboard input
<mark> Defines marked/highlighted
text
<meter> Defines a scalar
measurement within a
known range (a gauge)
<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
<small> Defines smaller text
<strike> Not supported in HTML5.
Use <del> or <s> instead.
Defines strikethrough text
<strong> Defines important text
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<time> Defines a date/time
<tt> Not supported in HTML5.
Use CSS instead.
Defines teletype text
<u> Defines text that should be
stylistically different from
normal text
<var> Defines a variable
<wbr> Defines a possible line-
break
Forms and Input
Tag Description
<form> Defines an HTML form for
user input
<input> Defines an input control
<textarea> Defines a multiline input
control (text area)
<button> Defines a clickable button
<select> Defines a drop-down list
<optgroup> Defines a group of related
options in a drop-down list
<option> Defines an option in a drop-
down list
<label> Defines a label for an <input>
element
<fieldset> Groups related elements in a
form
<legend> Defines a caption for a
<fieldset> element
<datalist> Specifies a list of pre-defined
options for input controls
<keygen> Defines a key-pair generator
field (for forms)
<output> Defines the result of a
calculation
Frames
Tag Description
<frame> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a window (a frame)
in a frameset
<frameset> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a set of frames
<noframes> Not supported in HTML5.
Defines an alternate content
for users that do not support
frames
<iframe> Defines an inline frame
Images
Tag Description
<img> Defines an image
<map> Defines a client-side image-
map
<area> Defines an area inside an
image-map
<canvas> Used to draw graphics, on
the fly, via scripting (usually
JavaScript)
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a
<figure> element
<figure> Specifies self-contained
content
Audio / Video
Tag Description
<audio> Defines sound content
<source> Defines multiple media
resources for media elements
(<video> and <audio>)
<track> Defines text tracks for media
elements (<video> and
<audio>)
<video> Defines a video or movie
Links
Tag Description
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<link> Defines the relationship between
a document and an external
resource (most used to link to
style sheets)
<nav> Defines navigation links
Lists
Tag Description
<ul> Defines an unordered list
<ol> Defines an ordered list
<li> Defines a list item
<dir> Not supported in HTML5.
Use <ul> instead.
Defines a directory list
<dl> Defines a description list
<dt> Defines a term/name in a
description list
<dd> Defines a description of a
term/name in a description
list
<menu> Defines a list/menu of
commands
<menuitem> Defines a command/menu
item that the user can
invoke from a popup menu
Tables
Tag Description
<table> Defines a table
<caption> Defines a table caption
<th> Defines a header cell in a
table
<tr> Defines a row in a table
<td> Defines a cell in a table
<thead> Groups the header content in
a table
<tbody> Groups the body content in a
table
<tfoot> Groups the footer content in
a table
<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
Styles and Semantics
Tag Description
<style> Defines style information for
a document
<div> Defines a section in a
document
<span> Defines a section in a
document
<header> Defines a header for a
document or section
<footer> Defines a footer for a
document or section
<main> Specifies the main content
of a document
<section> Defines a section in a
document
<article> Defines an article
<aside> Defines content aside from
the page content
<details> Defines additional details
that the user can view or
hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or
window
<summary> Defines a visible heading for
a <details> element
Meta Info
Tag Description
<head> Defines information about
the document
<meta> Defines metadata about an
HTML document
<base> Specifies the base URL/
target for all relative URLs in
a document
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5. Use
CSS instead.
Specifies a default color,
size, and font for all text in a
document
Programming
Tag Description
<script> Defines a client-side script
<noscript> Defines an alternate content
for users that do not support
client-side scripts
<applet> Not supported in HTML5. Use
<embed> or <object> instead.
Defines an embedded applet
<embed> Defines a container for an
external (non-HTML)
application
<object> Defines an embedded object
<param> Defines a parameter for an
object
<head> Defines information about
the document
<meta> Defines metadata about an
HTML document
<base> Specifies the base URL/
target for all relative URLs in
a document
<basefont>. Use CSS instead Specifies a default color,
size, and font for all text in a
?document
Programming
Tag Description
<script> Defines a client-side script
<noscript> Defines an alternate content
for users that do not support
client-side scripts
<applet> Not supported in HTML5. Use
<embed> or <object> instead.
Defines an embedded applet
<embed> Defines a container for an
external (non-HTML)
application
<object> Defines an embedded object
<param> Defines a parameter for an
object
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