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HTML Tags

This document defines HTML tags and their purposes. It lists over 80 common HTML tags along with a brief description of what each tag is used for. Some key tags include <p> for paragraphs, <html> for the root of an HTML document, <head> for metadata, <body> for page content, <h1>-<h6> for headings, <a> for links, <img> for images, <ul> and <ol> for unordered and ordered lists, and <table> for tables. Several tags are new to HTML5 like <video>, <audio>, <canvas>, and <article> which define multimedia elements and page sections.

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HTML Tags

This document defines HTML tags and their purposes. It lists over 80 common HTML tags along with a brief description of what each tag is used for. Some key tags include <p> for paragraphs, <html> for the root of an HTML document, <head> for metadata, <body> for page content, <h1>-<h6> for headings, <a> for links, <img> for images, <ul> and <ol> for unordered and ordered lists, and <table> for tables. Several tags are new to HTML5 like <video>, <audio>, <canvas>, and <article> which define multimedia elements and page sections.

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Tag Description

<!...> Defines a comment


<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5. Defines an acronym
<address> Defines contact information for the author/owner of a
document
<applet> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Defines an embedded applet
<area> Defines an area inside an image-map
<article>New Defines an article
<aside>New Defines content aside from the page content
<audio>New Defines sound content
<b> Defines bold text
<base> Specifies the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a
document
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Specifies a default color, size, and font for all
text in a document
<bdi>New Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a
different direction from other text outside it
<bdo> Overrides the current text direction
<big> Not supported in HTML5. Defines big text
<blockquote> Defines a section that is quoted from another source
<body> Defines the document's body
<br> Defines a single line break
<button> Defines a clickable button
<canvas>New Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting
(usually JavaScript)
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Defines centered text
<cite> Defines the title of a work
<code> Defines a piece of computer code
<col> Specifies column properties for each column within a
<colgroup> element
<colgroup> Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table
for formatting
<command>New Defines a command button that a user can invoke
<datalist>New Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls
<dd> Defines a description of an item in a definition list
<del> Defines text that has been deleted from a document
<details>New Defines additional details that the user can view or
hide
<dfn> Defines a definition term
<dir> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Defines a directory list
<div> Defines a section in a document
<dl> Defines a definition list
<dt> Defines a term (an item) in a definition list
<em> Defines emphasized text
<embed>New Defines a container for an external (non-HTML)
application
<fieldset> Groups related elements in a form
<figcaption>New Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure>New Specifies self-contained content
<font> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Defines font, color, and size for text
<footer>New Defines a footer for a document or section
<form> Defines an HTML form for user input
<frame> Not supported in HTML5. Defines a window (a frame)
in a frameset
<frameset> Not supported in HTML5. Defines a set of frames
<h1>to<h6> Defines HTML headings
<head> Defines information about the document
<header>New Defines a header for a document or section
<hgroup>New Groups heading (<h1> to <h6>) elements
<hr> Defines a thematic change in the content
<html> Defines the root of an HTML document
<i> Defines a part of text in an alternate voice or mood
<iframe> Defines an inline frame
<img> Defines an image
<input> Defines an input control
<ins> Defines a text that has been inserted into a document
<kbd> Defines keyboard input
<keygen>New Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<label> Defines a label for an <input> element
<legend> Defines a caption for a <fieldset>, < figure>, or
<details> element
<li> Defines a list item
<link> Defines the relationship between a document and an
external resource (most used to link to style sheets)
<map> Defines a client-side image-map
<mark>New Defines marked/highlighted text
<menu> Defines a list/menu of commands
<meta> Defines metadata about an HTML document
<meter>New Defines a scalar measurement within a known range
(a gauge)
<nav>New Defines navigation links
<noframes> Not supported in HTML5. Defines an alternate content
for users that do not support frames
<noscript> Defines an 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 drop-down list
<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list
<output>New Defines the result of a calculation
<p> Defines a paragraph
<param> Defines a parameter for an object
<pre> Defines preformatted text
<progress>New Represents the progress of a task
<q> Defines a short quotation
<rp>New Defines what to show in browsers that do not support
ruby annotations
<rt>New Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters
(for East Asian typography)
<ruby>New Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
<s> Defines text that is no longer correct
<samp> Defines sample output from a computer program
<script> Defines a client-side script
<section>New Defines a section in a document
<select> Defines a drop-down list
<small> Defines smaller text
<source>New Defines multiple media resources for media elements
(<video> and <audio>)
<span> Defines a section in a document
<strike> Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML
4.01. Defines strikethrough text
<strong> Defines important text
<style> Defines style information for a document
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<summary>New Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<table> Defines a table
<tbody> Groups the body content in a table
<td> Defines a cell in a table
<textarea> Defines a multiline input control (text area)
<tfoot> Groups the footer content in a table
<th> Defines a header cell in a table
<thead> Groups the header content in a table
<time>New Defines a date/time
<title> Defines a title for the document
<tr> Defines a row in a table
<track>New Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and
<audio>)
<tt> Not supported in HTML5. Defines teletype text
<u> Defines text that should be stylistically different from
normal text
<ul> Defines an unordered list
<var> Defines a variable
<video>New Defines a video or movie
<wbr>New Defines a possible line-break

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