HTML Reference Manual -(HTML5 Standard)


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<!--...--> Defines a comment.
<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type.
<a> Defines a hyperlink.
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation.
<acronym> Defines an acronym. Not supported in HTML5.
<address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a document.
<applet> Deprecated in HTML5. Defines an embedded applet.
<area> Defines an area inside an image map.
<article>New Defines an article.
<aside>New Defines sidebar content of a page.
<audio>New Defines audio content.
<b> Defines bold text.
<base> Defines the default address or default target for all links on a page.
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated. Defines the default font, color, or size for text in a page.
<bdi>New Allows you to set a piece of text to be isolated from the text direction settings of its parent element.
<bdo> Defines the direction of text.
<big> Defines big text. Not supported in HTML5.
<blockquote> Defines a long quotation.
<body> Defines the body of a document.
<br> Defines a line break.
<button> Defines a clickable button.
<canvas>New Defines graphics, such as charts and other images. The tag is just a graphics container; you must use scripts to draw graphics.
<caption> Defines a table caption.
<center> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated. Defines centered text.
<cite> Defines a citation.
<code> Defines computer code text.
<col> Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table.
<colgroup> Defines a group of columns for formatting in a table.
<command>New Defines a command button, such as a radio button, checkbox, or button.
<datalist>New Defines an option list. Use this element together with the input element to define possible values for input.
<dd> Defines a description of an item in a definition list.
<del> Defines deleted text.
<details>New Describes details of a document or a section of a document.
<dfn> Defines a definition term.
<dialog>New Defines a dialog box, such as a prompt box.
<dir> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated. Defines a directory list.
<div> Defines a section in a document.
<dl> Defines a description list.
<dt> Defines an item in a definition list.
<em> Defines emphasized text.
<embed>New Defines embedded content, such as a plugin.
<fieldset> Defines a border around elements in a form.
<figcaption>New Defines a caption for a <figure> element.
<figure>New Specifies independent flow content (images, diagrams, photos, code, etc.).
<font> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated. Defines the font, size, and color of text.
<footer>New Defines the footer of a section or document.
<form> Defines a form for an HTML document.
<frame> Defines a window or frame within a frameset.
<frameset> Defines a frameset.
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings.
<head> Defines information about the document.
<header>New Defines the header area of a document.
<hr> Defines a horizontal line.
<html> Defines an HTML document.
<i> Defines italic text.
<iframe> Defines an inline frame.
<img> Defines an image.
<input> Defines an input control.
<ins> Defines inserted text.
<kbd> Defines keyboard text.
<keygen>New Specifies a key-pair generator field for a form.
<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.
<main> Defines the main body part of a document.
<map> Defines an image map.
<mark>New Defines marked text. Please use the <em> tag when you need to highlight text.
<menu> Deprecated. Defines a menu list.
<meta> Defines metadata about an HTML document.
<meter>New Defines a measurement. Only used for measurements with known maximum and minimum values.
<nav>New Defines a section for navigation links.
<noframes> Defines alternate content for users who do not support frames. Not supported in HTML5.
<noscript> Defines alternate content for users who 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 selection list.
<option> Defines an option in a selection list.
<output>New Defines different types of output, such as output from a script.
<p> Defines a paragraph.
<param> Defines a parameter for an object.
<pre> Defines preformatted text.
<progress>New Defines the progress of a running task (process).
<q> Defines a short quotation.
<rp>New The <rp> tag is used in ruby annotations to define content displayed by browsers that do not support ruby elements.
<rt>New The <rt> tag defines the explanation or pronunciation of characters (Chinese phonetic annotations or characters).
<ruby>New The <ruby> tag defines a ruby annotation (Chinese phonetic annotations or characters).
<s> Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text.
<samp> Defines a sample of computer code.
<script> Defines client-side scripts.
<section>New The <section> tag defines a section (section, segment) in a document. For example, chapters, headers, footers, or other parts of a document.
<select> Defines a selection list (dropdown list).
<small> Defines small text.
<source>New The <source> tag defines media resources for media elements such as <video> and <audio>.
<span> Defines a section in a document.
<strike> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text.
<strong> Defines emphasized text.
<style> Defines style information for a document.
<sub> Defines subscript text.
<summary>New The <summary> tag contains the heading of a details element. The "details" element is used to describe detailed information about a document or document fragment.
<sup> Defines superscript text.
<table> Defines a table.
<tbody> Defines the main content in a table.
<td> Defines a cell in a table.
<textarea> Defines a multi-line text input control.
<tfoot> Defines the footer content (footnote) in a table.
<th> Defines a header cell in a table.
<thead> Defines the header content in a table.
<time>New Defines a date or time, or both.
<template>New Defines content that is hidden when the page loads.
<title> Defines the title of a document.
<tr> Defines a row in a table.
<track>New The <track> tag specifies external text tracks for media elements such as the video element.
<tt> Defines typewriter text.
<u> Deprecated. Defines underlined text.
<ul> Defines an unordered list.
<var> Defines a variable part of text.
<video>New The <video> tag defines video, such as a movie clip or other video streams.
<wbr>New Specifies where in the text a line break is appropriate.
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