Tag
Description
<!--...--> Defines a comment
<!DOCTYPE>
Defines the document type
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5. Defines an
acronym
<address>
Defines contact information
for the author/owner of document
<applet>
Not supported in HTML5.
Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines an embedded applet
<area> Defines an area inside an
image-map
<article>New Defines an article
<aside>New Defines content aside from the page
content
<audio>New Defines sound content
<b> Defines bold text
<base>
Specifies the base
URL/target for all relative URLs in a document
<basefont>
Not supported in HTML5.
Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text
in a document
<bdi>New
Isolates a part of text
that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it
<bdo> Overrides the current text
direction
<big> Not supported in HTML5. Defines
big text
<blockquote> Defines a section that is quoted from
another source
<body> Defines the document's body
<br> Defines a single line break
<button> Defines a clickable button
<canvas>New
Used to draw graphics, on the
fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center>
Not supported in HTML5.
Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines centered text
<cite> Defines the title of a work
<code> Defines a piece of computer code
<col> Specifies column properties for
each column within a <colgroup>
element
<colgroup>
Specifies a group of one or
more columns in a table for formatting
<command>New Defines
a command button that a user can invoke
<datalist>New Specifies
a list of pre-defined options for input controls
<dd> Defines
a description/value of a term in a description list
<del> Defines
text that has been deleted from a document
<details>New Defines
additional details that the user can view or hide
<dfn> Defines
a definition term
<dialog>New Defines
a dialog box or window
<dir> Not
supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML Defines a directory list
<div> Defines
a section in a document
<dl> Defines
a description list
<dt> Defines
a term/name in a description list
<em> Defines
emphasized text
<embed>New Defines
a container for an external (non-HTML) application
<fieldset> Groups
related elements in a form
<figcaption>New Defines
a caption for a <figure> element
<figure>New Specifies
self-contained content
<font> Not
supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines font, color, and size for
text
<footer>New Defines
a footer for a document or section
<form> Defines
an HTML form for user input
<frame> Not
supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset
<frameset> Not
supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings
<head> Defines
information about the document
<header>New Defines
a header for a document or section
<hr> Defines
a thematic change in the content
<html> Defines
the root of an HTML document
<i> Defines
a part of text in an alternate voice or mood
<iframe> Defines
an inline frame
<img> Defines
an image
<input> Defines
an input control
<ins> Defines
a text that has been inserted into a document
<kbd> Defines
keyboard input
<keygen>New Defines
a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<label> Defines
a label for an <input> element
<legend> Defines
a caption for a <fieldset> element
<li> Defines
a list item
<link> Defines
the relationship between a document and an external resource (most used to link
to style sheets)
<map> Defines
a client-side image-map
<mark>New Defines
marked/highlighted text
<menu> Defines
a list/menu of commands
<meta> Defines
metadata about an HTML document
<meter>New Defines
a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<nav>New Defines
navigation links
<noframes> Not
supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content for users that do not support
frames
<noscript> Defines
an 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 drop-down list
<option> Defines
an option in a drop-down list
<output>New Defines
the result of a calculation
<p> Defines
a paragraph
<param> Defines
a parameter for an object
<pre> Defines
preformatted text
<progress>New Represents
the progress of a task
<q> Defines
a short quotation
<rp>New Defines
what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
<rt>New Defines
an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
<ruby>New Defines
a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
<s> Defines
text that is no longer correct
<samp> Defines
sample output from a computer program
<script> Defines
a client-side script
<section>New Defines
a section in a document
<select> Defines
a drop-down list
<small> Defines
smaller text
<source>New Defines
multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<span> Defines
a section in a document
<strike> Not
supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Defines strikethrough text
<strong> Defines
important text
<style> Defines
style information for a document
<sub> Defines
subscripted text
<summary>New Defines
a visible heading for a <details> element
<sup> Defines
superscripted text
<table> Defines
a table
<tbody> Groups
the body content in a table
<td> Defines
a cell in a table
<textarea> Defines
a multiline input control (text area)
<tfoot> Groups
the footer content in a table
<th> Defines
a header cell in a table
<thead> Groups
the header content in a table
<time>New Defines
a date/time
<title> Defines
a title for the document
<tr> Defines
a row in a table
<track>New Defines
text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>)
<tt> Not
supported in HTML5. Defines teletype text
<u> Defines
text that should be stylistically different from normal text
<ul> Defines
an unordered list
<var> Defines
a variable
<video>New Defines
a video or movie
<wbr>New Defines
a possible line-break
