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