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HTMLTagsOrderedbyCategory
=NewinHTML5.
BasicHTML
Tag
Description
<!DOCTYPE>
(tag_doctype.asp)
Definesthedocumenttype
<html>
(tag_html.asp)
DefinesanHTMLdocument
<title>
(tag_title.asp)
Definesatitleforthedocument
<body>
(tag_body.asp)
Definesthedocument'sbody
<h1>to<h6>
(tag_hn.asp)
DefinesHTMLheadings
<p>(tag_p.asp)
Definesaparagraph
<br>(tag_br.asp)
Insertsasinglelinebreak
<hr>(tag_hr.asp)
Definesathematicchangeinthecontent
<!...>
(tag_comment.asp)
Definesacomment
Formatting
Tag
Description
<acronym>
(tag_acronym.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<abbr>instead.
Definesanacronym
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<abbr>
(tag_abbr.asp)
Definesanabbreviationoranacronym
<address>
(tag_address.asp)
Definescontactinformationfortheauthor/ownerofa
document/article
<b>(tag_b.asp)
Definesboldtext
<bdi>(tag_bdi.asp)
Isolatesapartoftextthatmightbeformattedina
differentdirectionfromothertextoutsideit
<bdo>
(tag_bdo.asp)
Overridesthecurrenttextdirection
<big>(tag_big.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesbigtext
<blockquote>
(tag_blockquote.asp)
Definesasectionthatisquotedfromanothersource
<center>
(tag_center.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definescenteredtext
<cite>
(tag_cite.asp)
Definesthetitleofawork
<code>
(tag_code.asp)
Definesapieceofcomputercode
<del>(tag_del.asp)
Definestextthathasbeendeletedfromadocument
<dfn>(tag_dfn.asp)
Representsthedefininginstanceofaterm
<em>(tag_em.asp)
Definesemphasizedtext
<font>
(tag_font.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesfont,color,andsizefortext
<i>(tag_i.asp)
Definesapartoftextinanalternatevoiceormood
<ins>(tag_ins.asp)
Definesatextthathasbeeninsertedintoadocument
<kbd>
(tag_kbd.asp)
Defineskeyboardinput
<mark>
(tag_mark.asp)
Definesmarked/highlightedtext
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<meter>
(tag_meter.asp)
Definesascalarmeasurementwithinaknownrange(a
gauge)
<pre>(tag_pre.asp)
Definespreformattedtext
<progress>
(tag_progress.asp)
Representstheprogressofatask
<q>(tag_q.asp)
Definesashortquotation
<rp>(tag_rp.asp)
Defineswhattoshowinbrowsersthatdonotsupportruby
annotations
<rt>(tag_rt.asp)
Definesanexplanation/pronunciationofcharacters(for
EastAsiantypography)
<ruby>
(tag_ruby.asp)
Definesarubyannotation(forEastAsiantypography)
<s>(tag_s.asp)
Definestextthatisnolongercorrect
<samp>
(tag_samp.asp)
Definessampleoutputfromacomputerprogram
<small>
(tag_small.asp)
Definessmallertext
<strike>
(tag_strike.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<del>or<s>instead.
Definesstrikethroughtext
<strong>
(tag_strong.asp)
Definesimportanttext
<sub>(tag_sub.asp)
Definessubscriptedtext
<sup>(tag_sup.asp)
Definessuperscriptedtext
<time>
(tag_time.asp)
Definesadate/time
<tt>(tag_tt.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesteletypetext
<u>(tag_u.asp)
Definestextthatshouldbestylisticallydifferentfrom
normaltext
<var>(tag_var.asp)
Definesavariable
<wbr>
(tag_wbr.asp)
Definesapossiblelinebreak
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FormsandInput
Tag
Description
<form>
(tag_form.asp)
DefinesanHTMLformforuserinput
<input>
(tag_input.asp)
Definesaninputcontrol
<textarea>
(tag_textarea.asp)
Definesamultilineinputcontrol(textarea)
<button>
(tag_button.asp)
Definesaclickablebutton
<select>
(tag_select.asp)
Definesadropdownlist
<optgroup>
(tag_optgroup.asp)
Definesagroupofrelatedoptionsinadropdownlist
<option>
(tag_option.asp)
Definesanoptioninadropdownlist
<label>
(tag_label.asp)
Definesalabelforan<input>element
<fieldset>
(tag_fieldset.asp)
Groupsrelatedelementsinaform
<legend>
(tag_legend.asp)
Definesacaptionfora<fieldset>element
<datalist>
(tag_datalist.asp)
Specifiesalistofpredefinedoptionsforinputcontrols
<keygen>
(tag_keygen.asp)
Definesakeypairgeneratorfield(forforms)
<output>
(tag_output.asp)
Definestheresultofacalculation
Frames
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Tag
Description
<frame>
(tag_frame.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesawindow(aframe)inaframeset
<frameset>
(tag_frameset.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesasetofframes
<noframes>
(tag_noframes.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesanalternatecontentforusersthatdonotsupport
frames
<iframe>
(tag_iframe.asp)
Definesaninlineframe
Images
Tag
Description
<img>
(tag_img.asp)
Definesanimage
<map>
(tag_map.asp)
Definesaclientsideimagemap
<area>
(tag_area.asp)
Definesanareainsideanimagemap
<canvas>
(tag_canvas.asp)
Usedtodrawgraphics,onthefly,viascripting(usually
JavaScript)
<figcaption>
(tag_figcaption.asp)
Definesacaptionfora<figure>element
<figure>
(tag_figure.asp)
Specifiesselfcontainedcontent
Audio/Video
Tag
Description
<audio>
(tag_audio.asp)
Definessoundcontent
<source>
(tag_source.asp)
Definesmultiplemediaresourcesformediaelements
(<video>and<audio>)
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<track>
(tag_track.asp)
Definestexttracksformediaelements(<video>and
<audio>)
<video>
(tag_video.asp)
Definesavideoormovie
Links
Tag
Description
<a>
(tag_a.asp)
Definesahyperlink
<link>
(tag_link.asp)
Definestherelationshipbetweenadocumentandanexternal
resource(mostusedtolinktostylesheets)
<nav>
(tag_nav.asp)
Definesnavigationlinks
Lists
Tag
Description
<ul>(tag_ul.asp)
Definesanunorderedlist
<ol>(tag_ol.asp)
Definesanorderedlist
<li>(tag_li.asp)
Definesalistitem
<dir>(tag_dir.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<ul>instead.
Definesadirectorylist
<dl>(tag_dl.asp)
Definesadescriptionlist
<dt>(tag_dt.asp)
Definesaterm/nameinadescriptionlist
<dd>(tag_dd.asp)
Definesadescriptionofaterm/nameinadescriptionlist
<menu>
(tag_menu.asp)
Definesalist/menuofcommands
<menuitem>
(tag_menuitem.asp)
Definesacommand/menuitemthattheusercaninvoke
fromapopupmenu
Tables
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Tag
Description
<table>
(tag_table.asp)
Definesatable
<caption>
(tag_caption.asp)
Definesatablecaption
<th>(tag_th.asp)
Definesaheadercellinatable
<tr>(tag_tr.asp)
Definesarowinatable
<td>(tag_td.asp)
Definesacellinatable
<thead>
(tag_thead.asp)
Groupstheheadercontentinatable
<tbody>
(tag_tbody.asp)
Groupsthebodycontentinatable
<tfoot>
(tag_tfoot.asp)
Groupsthefootercontentinatable
<col>
(tag_col.asp)
Specifiescolumnpropertiesforeachcolumnwithina
<colgroup>element
<colgroup>
(tag_colgroup.asp)
Specifiesagroupofoneormorecolumnsinatablefor
formatting
StylesandSemantics
Tag
Description
<style>
(tag_style.asp)
Definesstyleinformationforadocument
<div>
(tag_div.asp)
Definesasectioninadocument
<span>
(tag_span.asp)
Definesasectioninadocument
<header>
(tag_header.asp)
Definesaheaderforadocumentorsection
<footer>
(tag_footer.asp)
Definesafooterforadocumentorsection
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<main>
(tag_main.asp)
Specifiesthemaincontentofadocument
<section>
(tag_section.asp)
Definesasectioninadocument
<article>
(tag_article.asp)
Definesanarticle
<aside>
(tag_aside.asp)
Definescontentasidefromthepagecontent
<details>
(tag_details.asp)
Definesadditionaldetailsthattheusercanvieworhide
<dialog>
(tag_dialog.asp)
Definesadialogboxorwindow
<summary>
(tag_summary.asp)
Definesavisibleheadingfora<details>element
MetaInfo
Tag
Description
<head>
(tag_head.asp)
Definesinformationaboutthedocument
<meta>
(tag_meta.asp)
DefinesmetadataaboutanHTMLdocument
<base>
(tag_base.asp)
SpecifiesthebaseURL/targetforallrelativeURLsina
document
<basefont>
(tag_basefont.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Specifiesadefaultcolor,size,andfontforalltextina
document
Programming
Tag
Description
<script>
(tag_script.asp)
Definesaclientsidescript
<noscript>
(tag_noscript.asp)
Definesanalternatecontentforusersthatdonotsupport
clientsidescripts
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<applet>
(tag_applet.asp)
NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<embed>or<object>instead.
Definesanembeddedapplet
<embed>
(tag_embed.asp)
Definesacontainerforanexternal(nonHTML)application
<object>
(tag_object.asp)
Definesanembeddedobject
<param>
(tag_param.asp)
Definesaparameterforanobject
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