HTML Reference Manual -(HTML5 Standard)
Alphabetical order
New: HTML5 New Tags
| Tags | Description |
|---|---|
| <!--...--> | 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 area |
| <aside>New | Defines content aside from the page (sidebar) |
| <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 that is isolated from the text direction setting of its parent element. |
| <bdo> | Defines text direction |
| <big> | Defines big text. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <blockquote> | Defines a long quotation |
| <body> | Defines the document's body |
| <br> | Defines a line break |
| <button> | Defines a clickable button |
| <canvas>New | Defines graphics, such as charts and other images. The tag is only 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 in a table for formatting |
| <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 | Used to describe details of a document or a part 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 list details |
| <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 self-contained flow content (images, diagrams, photos, code, etc.). |
| <font> | Not supported in HTML5, deprecated. Defines font, size, and color for text. |
| <footer>New | Defines a footer for a section or document. |
| <form> | Defines an HTML form for a document |
| <frame> | Defines a window or frame within a frameset |
| <frameset> | Defines a set of frames |
| <h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML headings |
| <head> | Defines information about the document |
| <header>New | Defines the head area of a document |
| <hr> | Defines a horizontal line |
| <html> | Defines the 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 used for forms. |
| <label> | Defines a label for an input element |
| <legend> | Defines a title for the fieldset element. |
| <li> | Defines a list item |
| <link> | Defines the relationship between a document and an external resource |
| <main> | Defines the main body of a document. |
| <map> | Defines an image map |
| <mark>New | Defines marked text. Use the <em> tag when you need to highlight text. |
| <menu> | Deprecated. Defines a menu list. |
| <meta> | Defines metadata information about an HTML document. |
| <meter>New | Defines a measurement. Only used for measurements with known maximum and minimum values. |
| <nav>New | Defines a section of navigation links |
| <noframes> | Defines alternate content for users that do not support frames. Not supported in HTML5. |
| <noscript> | Defines 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 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 parameters for an object. |
| <pre> | Defines preformatted text. |
| <progress>New | Defines running progress (process). |
| <q> | Defines a short quotation. |
| <rp>New | The <rp> tag is used in ruby annotations to define content shown 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 computer code sample. |
| <script> | Defines a client-side script. |
| <section>New | The <section> tag defines sections in a document (sections, segments), such as chapters, headers, footers, or other parts of the 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 title of the 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 body content in a table. |
| <td> | Defines a cell in a table. |
| <textarea> | Defines a multi-line text input control. |
| <tfoot> | Defines the footnote content 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 the variable part of a text. |
| <video>New | The <video> tag defines video, such as movie clips or other video streams. |
| <wbr>New | Specifies where in a text a line break is appropriate. |