HTML Reference Manual -(HTML5 Standard)


Alphabetical order

New: HTML5 New Tags

Tags Description
<!--...--> Defines a comment
<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> Defines an acronym. Not supported in HTML5.
<address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document
<applet> Deprecated in HTML5. Defines an embedded applet.
<area> Defines an area inside an image map
<article>New Defines an article area
<aside>New Defines content aside from the page (sidebar)
<audio>New Defines audio content
<b> Defines bold text
<base> Defines the default address or default target for all links on a page.
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines the default font, color, or size for text in a page.
<bdi>New Allows you to set a piece of text that is isolated from the text direction setting of its parent element.
<bdo> Defines text direction
<big> Defines big text. Not supported in HTML5.
<blockquote> Defines a long quotation
<body> Defines the document's body
<br> Defines a line break
<button> Defines a clickable button
<canvas>New Defines graphics, such as charts and other images. The tag is only a graphics container; you must use scripts to draw graphics.
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center> Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines centered text.
<cite> Defines a citation
<code> Defines computer code text
<col> Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table
<colgroup> Defines a group of columns in a table for formatting
<command>New Defines a command button, such as a radio button, checkbox, or button
<datalist>New Defines an option list. Use this element together with the input element to define possible values for input.
<dd> Defines a description of an item in a definition list
<del> Defines deleted text
<details>New Used to describe details of a document or a part of a document
<dfn> Defines a definition term
<dialog>New Defines a dialog box, such as a prompt box
<dir> Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines a directory list.
<div> Defines a section in a document
<dl> Defines list details
<dt> Defines an item in a definition list
<em> Defines emphasized text
<embed>New Defines embedded content, such as a plugin.
<fieldset> Defines a border around elements in a form
<figcaption>New Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure>New Specifies self-contained flow content (images, diagrams, photos, code, etc.).
<font> Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines font, size, and color for text.
<footer>New Defines a footer for a section or document.
<form> Defines an HTML form for a document
<frame> Defines a window or frame within a frameset
<frameset> Defines a set of frames
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings
<head> Defines information about the document
<header>New Defines the head area of a document
<hr> Defines a horizontal line
<html> Defines the HTML document
<i> Defines italic text
<iframe> Defines an inline frame
<img> Defines an image
<input> Defines an input control
<ins> Defines inserted text
<kbd> Defines keyboard text
<keygen>New Specifies a key-pair generator field used for forms.
<label> Defines a label for an input element
<legend> Defines a title for the fieldset element.
<li> Defines a list item
<link> Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource
<main> Defines the main body of a document.
<map> Defines an image map
<mark>New Defines marked text. Use the <em> tag when you need to highlight text.
<menu> Deprecated. Defines a menu list.
<meta> Defines metadata information about an HTML document.
<meter>New Defines a measurement. Only used for measurements with known maximum and minimum values.
<nav>New Defines a section of navigation links
<noframes> Defines alternate content for users that do not support frames. Not supported in HTML5.
<noscript> Defines alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts.
<object> Defines an embedded object
<ol> Defines an ordered list.
<optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a selection list.
<option> Defines an option in a selection list.
<output>New Defines different types of output, such as output from a script.
<p> Defines a paragraph.
<param> Defines parameters for an object.
<pre> Defines preformatted text.
<progress>New Defines running progress (process).
<q> Defines a short quotation.
<rp>New The <rp> tag is used in ruby annotations to define content shown by browsers that do not support ruby elements.
<rt>New The <rt> tag defines the explanation or pronunciation of characters (Chinese phonetic annotations or characters).
<ruby>New The <ruby> tag defines a ruby annotation (Chinese phonetic annotations or characters).
<s> Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text.
<samp> Defines a computer code sample.
<script> Defines a client-side script.
<section>New The <section> tag defines sections in a document (sections, segments), such as chapters, headers, footers, or other parts of the document.
<select> Defines a selection list (dropdown list).
<small> Defines small text.
<source>New The <source> tag defines media resources for media elements (such as <video> and <audio>).
<span> Defines a section in a document.
<strike> Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines strikethrough text.
<strong> Defines emphasized text.
<style> Defines style information for a document.
<sub> Defines subscript text.
<summary>New The <summary> tag contains the title of the details element. The "details" element is used to describe detailed information about a document or document fragment.
<sup> Defines superscript text.
<table> Defines a table.
<tbody> Defines the body content in a table.
<td> Defines a cell in a table.
<textarea> Defines a multi-line text input control.
<tfoot> Defines the footnote content in a table.
<th> Defines a header cell in a table.
<thead> Defines the header content in a table.
<time>New Defines a date or time, or both.
<template>New Defines content that is hidden when the page loads.
<title> Defines the title of a document.
<tr> Defines a row in a table.
<track>New The <track> tag specifies external text tracks for media elements such as the video element.
<tt> Defines typewriter text.
<u> Deprecated. Defines underlined text.
<ul> Defines an unordered list.
<var> Defines the variable part of a text.
<video>New The <video> tag defines video, such as movie clips or other video streams.
<wbr>New Specifies where in a text a line break is appropriate.
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