HTML Tag Reference

Following tags have been introduced in older versions of HTML but all the tags marked with   are part of HTML-5.

Tag    Description Version

<!--...-->

Specifies a comment      

<!DOCTYPE>

Specifies the document type   

<a>

Specifies an anchor       

<abbr>

Specifies an abbreviation        

<acronym>

Specifies an acronym    

<address>

Specifies an address element  

<applet>

Deprecated. Specifies an applet        

<area>

Specifies an area inside an image map       

<article>

Specifies an article        

<aside>

Specifies some content loosely related to the page content. If it is removed, the remaining content still makes sense        

<audio>

Specifies a sound content       

<b>

Specifies bold text

<base>

Specifies a base URL for all the links in a page   

<basefont>

Deprecated. Specifies a base font      

<bdo>

Specifies the direction of text display

<bdi>

Represents text that must be isolated from its surrounding for bidirectional text formatting. It allows embedding a span of text with a different, or unknown, directionality  

<bgsound>

Specifies background music   

<big>

Specifies big text  

<blink>

Specifies a text which blinks  

<blockquote>

Specifies a long quotation       

<body>

Specifies the body element      

<br>

Inserts a single line break       

<button>

Specifies a push button

<canvas>

For making graphics with a script    

<caption>

Specifies a table caption

<center>

Deprecated. Specifies centered text   

<cite>

Specifies a citation        

<code>

Specifies computer code text   

<col>

Specifies attributes for table columns          

<colgroup>

Specifies groups of table columns    

<comment>

Puts a comment in the document     

<datalist>

A list of options for input values       

<dd>

Specifies a definition description      

<del>

Specifies deleted text     

<dfn>

Specifies a definition term      

<dialog>

Specifies a dialog box or window      

<dir>

Deprecated. Specifies a directory list

<div>

Specifies a section in a document     

<dl>

Specifies a definition list

<dt>

Specifies a definition term      

<em>

Specifies emphasized text         

<embed>

Specifies a container for an external (non-HTML) application 

<fieldset>

Specifies a fieldset

<figcaption>

Specifies a caption for a <figure> element  

<figure>

Specifies self-contained content       

<font>

Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color    

<footer>

Specifies a footer for a document or section

<form>

Specifies a form     

<frame>

Specifies a sub window (a frame)      

<frameset>

Specifies a set of frames

<h1> to <h6>

Specifies header 1 to header 6

<head>

Specifies information about the document 

<header>

Specifies a header for a document or section       

<hr>

Specifies a horizontal rule      

<html>

Specifies an html document   

<i>

Specifies italic text        

<iframe>

Specifies an inline sub window (frame)      

<ilayer>

Specifies an inline layer

<img>

Specifies an image         

<input>

Specifies an input field  

<ins>

Specifies inserted text   

<isindex>

Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field      

<kbd>

Specifies keyboard text  

<keygen>

Generate key information in a form  

<label>

Specifies a label for a form control    

<layer>

Specifies a layer   

<legend>

Specifies a title in a fieldset     

<li>

Specifies a list item       

<link>

Specifies a resource reference 

<main>

Specifies the main or important content in the document. There is only oneelement in the document   

<map>

Specifies an image map  

<mark>

Specifies a text highlighted for reference purposes, that is for its relevance in another context       

<marquee>

Creates a scrolling-text marquee      

<menu>

Deprecated. Specifies a menu list     

<menuitem>

Specifies a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu 

<meta>

Specifies meta data of an html document which is not displayed on the page     

<meter>

Specifies a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)     

<multicol>

Specifies a multicolumn text flow     

<nav>

Specifies a section that contains only navigation links 

<nobr>

No breaks allowed in the enclosed text      

<noembed>

Specifies content to be presented by browsers that do not support the <embed> tag    

<noframes>

Specifies a noframe section     

<noscript>

Specifies a noscript section     

<object>

Specifies an embedded object 

<ol>

Specifies an ordered list

<optgroup>

Specifies an option group       

<option>

Specifies an option in a drop-down list      

<output>

Specifies the result of a calculation  

<p>

Specifies a paragraph    

<param>

Specifies a parameter for an object   

<plaintext>

Deprecated. Render the remainder of the document as preformatted plain text   

<pre>

Specifies preformatted text      

<progress>

Specifies a completion progress of a task   

<q>

Specifies a short quotation     

<rp>

Specifies to show browsers that do not support the ruby element    

<rt>

Specifies an text ruby annotation     

<ruby>

Specifies an ruby annotation  

<s>

Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text    

<samp>

Specifies sample computer code       

<script>

Specifies a script  

<section>

Specifies a section in a document     

<select>

Specifies a selectable list

<spacer>

Specifies a white space  

<small>

Specifies small text        

<source>

Specifies a media resources for media elements, defined inside video or audio elements         

<span>

Specifies a section in a document     

<strike>

Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text    

<strong>

Specifies strong text      

<style>

Specifies a style definition      

<sub>

Specifies subscripted text       

<summary>

Specifies a summary, caption, or legend for a given <details>

<sup>

Specifies superscripted text    

<table>

Specifies a table   

<tbody>

Specifies a table body    

<td>

Specifies a table cell      

<textarea>

Specifies a text area       

<tfoot>

Specifies a table footer   

<th>

Specifies a table heading        

<thead>

Specifies a table header 

<time>

Specifies a date and time <details>   

<title>

Specifies the document title    

<tr>

Specifies a table row      

<track>

Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers        

<tt>

Specifies teletype text    

<u>

Deprecated. Specifies underlined text        

<ul>

Specifies an unordered list     

<var>

Specifies a variable        

<video>

Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers        

<wbr>

Indicates a potential word break point within a <nobr> section       

<xmp>

Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text