HTML Tags
Global Attributes
Attributes
HTML REFERENCE
Alphabetically ordered Index
Elements, Meta, Headers and others
Tag Description Layout Meta Semantic Self-Closing
<!-- --> Comment Self-Closing
<!DOCTYPE> Document type Self-Closing
<a> Anchor hyperlink Inline
<abbr> Abbreviation or Acronym Inline Semantic
<acronym> HTML5 Deprecated. Acronym. Use <abbr> Inline Semantic
<address> Contact information of author or owner of an article or the html document Block Semantic
<applet> HTML5 Deprecated. Embedded Applet. Use <video> <audio> <embed> or <object>. Block
<area> Area inside an image map Self-Closing
<article> Self contained and Independent document content Block Semantic
<aside> Aside from a page content Block
<audio> Embedded sound Block
<b> Bold text Inline
<base> Base URL Self-Closing
<basefont> HTML5 Deprecated. Use css. Default color, size, font for all text in a document Self-Closing
<bdi> bidrectional isolation of text Inline
<bdo> Biderctional Override of text Inline
<big> HTML5 Deprecated. Use CSS. Big text element
<blockquote> Block Quotation from other sources Block
<body> Document's Body Block
<br> Line Break Inline Self-Closing
<button> Clickable Button Inline
<canvas> Graphics Canvas for graphics using Javascript Block
<caption> Table Caption Block
<center> HTML5 Deprecated. Use CSS. Centered text
<cite> Citation. Title of a work Inline
<code> Inline Program Code Inline
<col> Column property within <colgroup> Inline Self-Closing
<colgroup> Table formatting for group of columns Block
<data> Machine readable translation Inline
<datalist> Input values with predefined values Block
<dd> Description value in Description list Inline
<del> Deleted text from a document Inline
<details> Additional details. Can be hidden or viewed Block
<dfn> Definition within content Inline
<dialog> Dialog box Block
<dir> HTML5 Deprecated. Use <ul>. Directory list
<div> Section of a document Block
<dl> Description List Block
<dt> Description term in description list
<em> Emphasized. Italicised text. Inline
<embed> Container for external application Block Self-Closing
<fencedframe> Nested browsing context with privacy features
<fieldset> Related elements in a form Block
<figcaption> Caption for a <figure> Block
<figure> Self containted content Block
<font> HTML5 Deprecated. Use CSS. Font,color,and size of text.
<footer> Footer of a doc or section Block
<form> Form for user input Block
<frame> HTML5 deprecated. Window in a frameset
<frameset> HTML5 deprecated. Set of Frames
<h1> ... <h6> Headings in a document Block
<head> Metadata info of a document Block Meta
<header> Header of a section or a document Block
<hgroup> Header and related content Block
<hr> Horizontal rule. Semantic: Change of theme of the document Self-Closing
<html> Root of the HTML document Block Meta
<i> Italic. Change of voice or mood of the text Inline
<iframe> Inline Frame Block
<img> Image Inline Self-Closing
<input> User input element Inline Self-Closing
<ins> Text insereted into a document Inline
<kbd> Keyboard input Inline
<label> Label for an <input> Inline
<legend> Caption for a <fieldset> Block
<li> List item
<link> Connecting link or relationship of an external resource (stylesheets) Meta
<main> Main content of a document Block
<map> Image map Block
<mark> Marked. Highlighted text. Inline
<marquee> scrolling area of text
<menu> Unordered List. Could be used to group nav menu items
<meta> Metadata about an HTML document Meta
<meter> Scalar measurement within a range Block
<nav> Navigation links Block
<nobr> No word wrap.
<noembed> Alternate content for unsupported embeded element
<noframes> HTML5 Deprecated. Alternate content for unsupported frames Block
<noscript> Alternate content for non supporting client side scripts Block Meta
<object> Container for external application Block
<ol> Ordered List Block
<optgroup> group of options in a drop-down list Block
<option> an option in a drop-down list
<output> Calculation's result Inline
<p> A Paragraph Block
<param> Parameter for an object Self-Closing
<picture> Container for multi image resources
<plaintext> Render as raw text Self-Closing
<pre> Preformatted text Block
<progress> Progress of a task Block
<q> Quotation Inline
<rb> Delimt Ruby annotation
<rp> Alternate for unspoorted ruby annotation Inline
<rt> Pronunciation of characters
<rtc> Semantic annotation in <rb> inside <ruby>. Inline
<ruby> Ruby annotation Block
<s> text is not correct anymore Inline
<samp> Sample program output Inline
<script> Client side script Meta
<search> Search section Inline
<section> A section in a document Block
<select> Drop-down list Block
<selectedcontent> HTML inside <select>.
<slot> Web Component element. placeholder with user markup Inline
<small> Smaller text Inline
<source> Video or Audio. Multiple media resources Self-Closing
<span> An Inline section within a document Inline
<strike> HTML5 deprecated. Use <del> or <s>. Strikethrough text.
<strong> Bold. Semantic: Important text Inline
<style> Style info for a document Meta
<sub> Subscripted text Inline
<summary> Heading for <details> Block
<sup> Superscript text Inline
<table> Table structured element Block
<tbody> table body Block
<td> table cell
<template> Container with contents which hides on page loads Block
<textarea> multiline input/td> Inline
<tfoot> Table footer Block
<th> Table header cell
<thead> Table header Block
<time> Time or Datetime Inline
<title> Title of the document Meta
<tr> Table row
<track> text tracks for media (video or audio) Self-Closing
<tt> HTML5 deprecated. Use CSS. Teletype text.
<u> unarticulated text. Underlined. Inline
<ul> Unordered list Block
<var> Variable Inline
<video> Embedded video Block
<wbr> Possible line break Inline
<xmp> HTML5 Deprecated. Use <pre> or <code>. Program code without interpretting as HTML element