| Tag Name | Description | HTML 5 | Sample HTML | Sample Result | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<a> |
Defines a hyperlink | <href="url_here">This is a link</a> |
This is a link | MDN | w3schools.com | |
<abbr> |
Defines an abbreviation or acronym | <abbr>HTML</abbr> is an acronym |
HTML is an acronym | MDN | w3schools.com | |
<acronym> |
Defines an acronym | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<address> |
Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<applet> |
Defines an embedded applet | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<area> |
Defines an area inside an image-map | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<article> |
Defines an article | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<aside> |
Defines content aside from the page content | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<audio> |
Defines sound content | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<b> |
Defines bold text | <b>This is bold</b> |
This is bold | MDN | w3schools.com | |
<base> |
Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<basefont> |
Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<bdi> |
Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<bdo> |
Overrides the current text direction | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<big> |
Defines big text | Obsolete | <big>This is big</big> |
This is big | MDN | w3schools.com |
<blockquote> |
Defines a section that is quoted from another source | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<body> |
Defines the document's body | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<br> |
Defines a single line break | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<button> |
Defines a clickable button | <button>Button</button> |
MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<canvas> |
Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<caption> |
Defines a table caption | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<center> |
Defines centered text | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<cite> |
Defines the title of a work | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<code> |
Defines a piece of computer code | <code>This is code</code> |
This is code |
MDN | w3schools.com | |
<col> |
Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<colgroup> |
Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<datalist> |
Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<dd> |
Defines a decription/value of a term in description list | <dd>This is a description of a term</dd> |
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MDN | w3schools.com | |
<del> |
Defines text that has been deleted from a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<details> |
Defines additional details the the user can view or hide | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<dfn> |
Refresents the defining instance of a term. | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<dialog> |
Defines a dialog box or window | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<dir> |
Defines a directory list | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<div> |
Defines a section in a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<dl> |
Defines a description list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<dt> |
Defines a term/name in a description list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<em> |
Defines emphasized text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<embed> |
Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<fieldset> |
Groups related elements in a form | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<figcaption> |
Defines a capture for a <figure> element | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<figure> |
Specifies self-contained content | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<font> |
Defines font, color, and size for text | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<footer> |
Defines a footer for a document or section | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<form> |
Defines an HTML for for user input | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<frame> |
Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<frameset> |
Defines a set of frames | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<h1> to <h6> |
Defines HTML headings | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<head> |
Defines information about the document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<header> |
Defines a header for a document or section | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<hr> |
Defines a thematic change in the content | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<html> |
Defines the root of an HTML document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<i> |
Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<iframe> |
Defines an inline frame | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<img> |
Defines an image | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<input> |
Defines an input control | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<ins> |
Defines a text that has been inserted into a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<kbd> |
Defines keyboard input | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<keygen> |
Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<label> |
Defines a label for an <input> element | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<legend> |
Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<li> |
Defines a list item | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<link> |
Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link to stylesheets) | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<main> |
Specifies the main content of a document | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<map> |
Defines a client-side image-map | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<mark> |
Defines marked/highlighted text | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<menu> |
Defines a list/menu of commands | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<menuitem> |
Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<meta> |
Defines metadata about an HTML document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<meter> |
Defines a scalar measurement with a known range (a guage) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<nav> |
Defines navigation links | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<noframes> |
Defines an alternate content for users that do no support frames | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<noscript> |
Defines an alternate content for users that do no support client-side scripts | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<object> |
Defines an embedded object | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<ol> |
Defines an ordered list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<optgroup> |
Defines a group of related options in a drop-down list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<option> |
Defines an option in a drop-down list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<output> |
Defines the result of a calculation | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<p> |
Defines a paragraph | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<param> |
Defines a parameter for an object | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<picture> |
Defines a container for multiple image resources | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<pre> |
Defines preformatted text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<progress> |
Represents the progress of a task | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<q> |
Defines a short quotations | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<rp> |
Defines what to show in browsers that do no support ruby annotations | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<rt> |
Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typograph) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<ruby> |
Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<s> |
Defines text that is no longer correct | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<samp> |
Defines sample output from a computer program | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<script> |
Defines a client-side script | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<section> |
Defines a section in a document | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<select> |
Defines a drop-down list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<small> |
Defines smaller text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<source> |
Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<span> |
Defines a section in a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<strike> |
Defines strikethrough text | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<strong> |
Defines important text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<style> |
Defines style information for a document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<sub> |
Defines subscripted text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<summary> |
Defines a visible heading for a <detail> element | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<sup> |
Defines superscripted text | x<sup>n</sup> + y<sup>n</sup> = z<sup>n</sup> |
xn + yn = zn | MDN | w3schools.com | |
<table> |
Defines a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<tbody> |
Groups the body content in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<td> |
Defines a cell in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<textarea> |
Defines a multiline input control (text area) | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<tfoot> |
Groups the footer content in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<th> |
Defines a header cell in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<thead> |
Groups the header content in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<time> |
Defines a date/time | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<title> |
Defines a title for the document | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<tr> |
Defines a row in a table | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<track> |
Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<tt> |
Defines a teletype text | Obsolete | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<u> |
Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<ul> |
Defines an unordered list | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<var> |
Defines a variable | MDN | w3schools.com | |||
<video> |
Defines a video or movie | New | MDN | w3schools.com | ||
<wbr> |
Defines a possible line-break | New | MDN | w3schools.com |