| HTML Element | Description |
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| a |
Defines a hyperlink |
| abbr |
Defines an abbreviation or an acronym |
| acronym |
Defines an acronym |
| address |
Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document |
| applet |
Defines an embedded applet |
| area |
Defines an area inside an image-map |
| article |
Defines an article |
| aside |
Defines content aside from the page content |
| audio |
Defines sound content |
| b |
Defines bold text |
| base |
Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document |
| basefont |
Specifies a default color, size, and font for all text in a document |
| bdi |
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 |
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 |
Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| caption |
Defines a table caption |
| center |
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 |
| data |
Links the given content with a machine-readable translation |
| datalist |
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 |
Defines additional details that the user can view or hide |
| dfn |
Represents the defining instance of a term |
| dialog |
Defines a dialog box or window |
| dir |
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 |
Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application |
| fieldset |
Groups related elements in a form |
| figcaption |
Defines a caption for a <figure> element |
| figure |
Specifies self-contained content |
| font |
Defines font, color, and size for text |
| footer |
Defines a footer for a document or section |
| form |
Defines an HTML form for user input |
| frame |
Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset |
| frameset |
Defines a set of frames |
| h1 |
Defines Largest-Sized HTML headings |
| h2 |
Defines Second-Largest-Sized HTML headings |
| h3 |
Defines HTML headings |
| h4 |
Defines HTML headings |
| h5 |
Defines Second-Smallest-Sized HTML headings |
| h6 |
Defines Smallest-Sized HTML headings |
| head |
Defines information about the document |
| header |
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 |
| 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) |
| main |
Specifies the main content of a document |
| map |
Defines a client-side image-map |
| mark |
Defines marked/highlighted text |
| meta |
Defines metadata about an HTML document |
| meter |
Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| nav |
Defines navigation links |
| noframes |
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 |
Defines the result of a calculation |
| p |
Defines a paragraph |
| param |
Defines a parameter for an object |
| picture |
Defines a container for multiple image resources |
| pre |
Defines preformatted text |
| progress |
Represents the progress of a task |
| q |
Defines a short quotation |
| rp |
Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations |
| rt |
Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) |
| ruby |
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 |
Defines a section in a document |
| select |
Defines a drop-down list |
| small |
Defines smaller text |
| source |
Defines multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| span |
Defines a section in a document |
| strike |
Defines strikethrough text |
| strong |
Defines important text |
| style |
Defines style information for a document |
| sub |
Defines subscripted text |
| summary |
Defines a visible heading for a <details> element |
| sup |
Defines superscripted text |
| svg |
Defines a container for SVG graphics |
| table |
Defines a table |
| tbody |
Groups the body content in a table |
| td |
Defines a cell in a table |
| template |
Defines a template |
| 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 |
Defines a date/time |
| title |
Defines a title for the document |
| tr |
Defines a row in a table |
| track |
Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| tt |
Defines teletype text |
| u |
Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text |
| ul |
Defines an unordered list |
| var |
Defines a variable |
| video |
Defines a video or movie |
| wbr |
Defines a possible line-break |