HTML Tags

Anchor for references and definition for links

Indicates an abbreviated form (e.g., www, http, URI, Mass., etc.)

Indicates an acronym (e.g., WAC, radar, etc.)

The Address element may be used by authors to supply contact information for a document or a major part of a document such as a form. This element often appears at the beginning or end of a document

This element, supported by all Java-enabled browsers, allows designers to embed a Java applet in an HTML document. It has been deprecated in favor of the Object element

Defines a region in an image map

Renders as bold text style. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-weight: bold

The base element allows the authors to specify a documents URI explicitly

The basefont element sets the base font size using the size attribute. Deprecated in HTML 4.0 in favor of stylesheets. There you can use "font" to describe font characters.

The bdo element allows authors to turn off the bidirectional algorithm for selected fragments of text

Renders text in a large font. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-size: larger

Blockquote is for long quotations (block-level content)

The body of a document contains the document's content. The content may be presented by a user agent in a variety of ways. For example, for visual browsers, you can think of the body as a canvas where the content appears: text, images, colors, graphics, etc. For audio user agents, the same content may be spoken. Since style sheets are now the preferred way to specify a document's presentation, the presentational attributes of body have been deprecated

Forcing a line break. In xhtml the br tag must be properly closed

Buttons created with the Button element function just like buttons created with the Input element, but they offer richer rendering possibilities: the Button element may have content. For example, a Button element that contains an image functions like and may resemble an Input element whose type is set to "image", but the Button element type allows content

The caption element's text should describe the nature of the table. The caption element is only permitted immediately after the table start tag. A table element may only contain one caption element

The center element is exactly equivalent to specifying the div element with the align attribute set to center. The center element is deprecated. You can also use stylesheets to position elements like text-align: center

Contains a citation or a reference to other sources

Designates a fragment of computer code

The col element allows authors to group together attribute specifications for table columns

Group columns together structurally

Definition lists vary only slightly from other types of lists in that list items consist of two parts: a term and a description. The term is given by the DT element and is restricted to inline content. The description is given with a DD element that contains block-level content

ins and del are used to markup sections of the document that have been inserted or deleted with respect to a different version of a document (e.g., in draft legislation where lawmakers need to view the changes)

Indicates that this is the defining instance of the enclosed term

The dir element was designed to be used for creating multicolumn directory lists

The div tag defines a division/section in a document.The div and span elements, in conjunction with the id and class attributes, offer a generic mechanism for adding structure to documents

The dl tag defines a definition list

Definition lists vary only slightly from other types of lists in that list items consist of two parts: a term and a description. The term is given by the dt element and is restricted to inline content. The description is given with a dd element that contains block-level content

Em and strong are used to indicate emphasis.The presentation of phrase elements depends on the user agent. Generally, visual user agents present em text in italics and strong text in bold font.

You can also use stylesheets to define the text size,  Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-style: italic

The fieldset element allows authors to group thematically related controls and labels. Grouping controls makes it easier for users to understand their purpose while simultaneously facilitating tabbing navigation for visual user agents and speech navigation for speech-oriented user agents. The proper use of this element makes documents more accessible

The font element changes the font size and color for text in its contents

The form element creates a form for user input. A form can contain textfields, checkboxes, radio-buttons and more. Forms are used to pass user-data to a specified URL

The frame element defines the contents and appearance of a single frame

The frameset element specifies the layout of the main user window in terms of rectangular subspaces

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

There are six levels of headings in html with h1 as the most important and h6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones

The head element contains information about the current document, such as its title, keywords that may be useful to search engines, and other data that is not considered document content. User agents do not generally render elements that appear in the head as content. They may, however, make information in the head available to users through other mechanisms

The hr element causes a horizontal rule to be rendered by visual user agents

This element tells a browser that this is an html document

Renders as italic text style. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-style: italic

The iframe element allows authors to insert a frame within a block of text. Inserting an inline frame within a section of text is much like inserting an object via the object element: they both allow you to insert an html document in the middle of another, they may both be aligned with surrounding text, etc

The img element embeds an image in the current document at the location of the element's definition

The input tag defines the start of an input field where the user can enter data

ins and del are used to markup sections of the document that have been inserted or deleted with respect to a different version of a document (e.g., in draft legislation where lawmakers need to view the changes)

The kbd tag inicates text to be entered by the user. This text is usually rendered in a different font style.

The label element may be used to attach information to controls. Each label element is associated with exactly one form control

The legend element allows authors to assign a caption to a fieldset

The li tag defines the start of a list item. The li tag is used in both ordered (ol) and unordered lists (ul)

This element defines a link. Unlike A, it may only appear in the head section of a document, although it may appear any number of times. Although link has no content, it conveys relationship information that may be rendered by user agents in a variety of ways (e.g., a tool-bar with a drop-down menu of links)

The map element specifies a client-side image map (or other navigation mechanism) that may be associated with another elements (img, object, or input)

The menu element was designed to be used for single column menu lists

The meta element can be used to identify properties of a document (e.g., author, expiration date, a list of key words, etc.) and assign values to those properties. This specification does not define a normative set of properties

The noframes element specifies content that should be displayed only by user agents that do not support frames or are configured not to display frames. User agents that support frames must only display the contents of a noframes declaration when configured not to display frames. User agents that do not support frames must display the contents of noframes in any case

The noscript element allows authors to provide alternate content when a script is not executed

The object element allows authors to control whether data should be rendered externally or by some program, specified by the author, that renders the data within the user agent

Defines an ordered list

The optgroup element allows authors to group choices logically. This is particularly helpful when the user must choose from a long list of options; groups of related choices are easier to grasp and remember than a single long list of options

The option element defines an option in the drop-down list

The p element represents a paragraph. It cannot contain block-level elements (including p itself)

param elements specify a set of values that may be required by an object at run-time

The pre element tells visual user agents that the enclosed text is "preformatted"

q is intended for short quotations

Render strike-through style text.It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the del tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with text-decoration: line-through

Designates sample output from programs, scripts, etc

The select element creates a menu. Each choice offered by the menu is represented by an option element. A select element must contain at least one option element

Renders text in a "small" font. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the span tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-size: small

The div and span elements, in conjunction with the id and class attributes, offer a generic mechanism for adding structure to documents. These elements define content to be inline (span) or block-level (div) but impose no other presentational idioms on the content

<p>Render strike-through style text.It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the del tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with text-decoration: line-through</p>

Em and strong are used to indicate emphasis.The presentation of phrase elements depends on the user agent. Generally, visual user agents present em text in italics and strong text in bold font.

You can also use stylesheets to define the text size. Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-weight: bold

The style element allows authors to put style sheet rules in the head of the document. HTML permits any number of style elements in the head section of a document

The sub tag defines subscript text. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the span tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with vertical-align: sub

The sup tag defines superscript text. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the span tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with vertical-align: super

The table tag defines a table.The table element contains all other elements that specify caption, rows, content, and formatting

Table rows may be grouped into a table head, table foot, and one or more table body sections, using the thead, tfoot and tbody elements, respectively. This division enables user agents to support scrolling of table bodies independently of the table head and foot. When long tables are printed, the table head and foot information may be repeated on each page that contains table data

The td element defines a cell that contains data

The textarea element creates a multi-line text input control. You can use the tags rows and cols to define the size of the textarea

Table rows may be grouped into a table head, table foot, and one or more table body sections, using the thead, tfoot and tbody elements, respectively. This division enables user agents to support scrolling of table bodies independently of the table head and foot. When long tables are printed, the table head and foot information may be repeated on each page that contains table data

The th element defines a cell that contains header information

Table rows may be grouped into a table head, table foot, and one or more table body sections, using the thead, tfoot and tbody elements, respectively. This division enables user agents to support scrolling of table bodies independently of the table head and foot. When long tables are printed, the table head and foot information may be repeated on each page that contains table data

Authors should use the title element to identify the contents of a document

The tr elements acts as a container for a row of table cells

Renders as teletype or monospaced text. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the span tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with font-family: monospace

Renders underlined text. It is possible to achieve a much richer variety of font effects using style sheets. Use the strong tag in the html code an define it in the stylesheet with text-decoration: underline

Defines an unordered list

Indicates an instance of a variable or program argument