HTML Tags
A listing of some HTML tags.
| Tag | Description | Tag | Description | Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<!DOCTYPE> | the document type | ||||
<html> | The root tag of the HTML document | ||||
<head> | Information about the document | ||||
<base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document | ||||
<link> | Sets a relationship between the document and an external resource (e.g. A CSS file) | ||||
<meta> | Metadata about the document | ||||
<script> | Client-side script | ||||
<style> | Style information for the document if not using a separate CSS file | ||||
<title> | Title for the document | ||||
<body> | The document body | ||||
<!--...--> | Comment | ||||
<a> | Hyperlink | ||||
<abbr> | Abbreviation | ||||
<address> | Contact information for the author/owner of a document | ||||
<area> | Area inside an image-map | ||||
<article> | Article | ||||
<aside> | Content aside from the page content | ||||
<audio> | Sound content | ||||
<video> | video | ||||
<source> | multiple media resources for media elements <audio> and <video> | ||||
<track> | text tracks for media elements <video> and <audio> | ||||
<b> | Bold text | ||||
<bdi> | Text fragment that might be formatted to have a different text direction | ||||
<bdo> | Overrides the current text direction | ||||
<blockquote> | Section that is quoted from another source | ||||
<br> | Single line break | ||||
<canvas> | Draw graphics on the fly using JavaScript | ||||
<cite> | the title of a work | ||||
<code> | piece of computer code | ||||
<colgroup> | Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting | ||||
<col> | Specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element | ||||
<datalist> | Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls | ||||
<del> | Text that has been deleted from a document, used with <ins> | ||||
<dfn> | Definition term | ||||
<dialog> | Dialog box or window (Not in IE, FF,GC) | ||||
<div> | Section in a document | ||||
<dl> | Description list | ||||
<dt> | Term in a description list | ||||
<dd> | description/value of a term in a description list | ||||
<em> | emphasized text | ||||
<embed> | container for an external (non-HTML) application | ||||
<figure> | Specifies self-contained content | ||||
<figcaption> | Caption for a <figure> | ||||
<footer> | Footer for a document or section | ||||
<form> | HTML form for user input | ||||
<button> | Button | ||||
<fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form | ||||
<legend> | caption for a <fieldset> | ||||
<input> | Input control | ||||
<output> | The result of a calculation (FF,GC,OP,SA only) | ||||
<label> | Label for an <input> | ||||
<keygen> | Key-pair generator field for forms | ||||
<optgroup> | Group of related options in a drop-down list | ||||
<option> | Option in a drop-down list | ||||
<select> | Drop-down list | ||||
<textarea> | Multiline input control | ||||
<h1> to <h6> | HTML headings | ||||
<hr> | Change of topic in the content (used to be horizontal rule) | ||||
<i> | Part of text in an alternate voice or mood (Used to be italics) | ||||
<iframe> | Inline frame | ||||
<img> | Image | ||||
<ins> | Text that has been inserted into the document, used with <del> | ||||
<kbd> | Keyboard input | ||||
<main> | Specifies the main content of a document | ||||
<map> | Client-side image-map | ||||
<mark> | Marked/highlighted text | ||||
<menu> | List/menu of commands | ||||
<menuitem> | Command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu | ||||
<meter> | A gauge/ single thermometer graph (FF,GC,OP,SA only) | ||||
<nav> | Navigation links | ||||
<noscript> | Alternate content when client-side scripts not supported | ||||
<object> | Embedded object | ||||
<param> | Parameter for an object | ||||
<ol> | Ordered list (numbered) | ||||
<ul> | Unordered list | ||||
<li> | List item | ||||
<p> | Paragraph | ||||
<pre> | Preformatted text | ||||
<progress> | Progress bar | ||||
<q> | Short quotation | ||||
<rp> | What to display in browsers that do not support ruby annotations | ||||
<rt> | Explanation or pronunciation of characters (for Asian typography) | ||||
<ruby> | Ruby annotation (for Asian typography) | ||||
<s> | Text that is no longer correct, used to be strikethrough | ||||
<samp> | Sample output from a computer program | ||||
<section> | Section in a document | ||||
<small> | Smaller text | ||||
<span> | Section in a document (inline) | ||||
<strong> | Important text | ||||
<sub> | Subscript text | ||||
<summary> | Visible summary text for <details> element (Chrome and Safari only) | ||||
<details> | Additional details that the user can view or hide | ||||
<sup> | Superscript text | ||||
<table> | Table | ||||
<caption> | Table caption | ||||
<thead> | Groups header content | ||||
<th> | Header cell | ||||
<tbody> | Groups body content | ||||
<tr> | Row , can be used in thead, tbody and tfoot | ||||
<td> | Cell in <tr> | ||||
<tfoot> | Groups footer content | ||||
<time> | Date/time | ||||
<u> | Text that should be stylistically different from normal text | ||||
<var> | Variable | ||||
<wbr> | Suggested line-break (FF,GC,OP,SA only) |