HTML Tag Reference

Tag Meaning Description
<a> Hyperlink Defines an hyperlink
<abbr> Abbreviation An abbreviation/acronym
<address> Address Contact information for the author/owner
<area> Area An image map with clickable areas
<article> Article It specifies independent self-contained content
<aside> Aside Defines some content aside from the content it's placed in
<audio> Audio Embed sound content in a document
<b> Bold Makes some text bold
<base> Base Specifies the base URL and/or target for all relative URLs in a document
<bdi> Bi-Directional Isolation Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside
<bdo> Bi-Directional Override Overrides the current text direction
<blockquote> Blockquote Specifies a section that is quoted from another source
<body> Body Defines the document's body
<br> Line Break Inserts a single line break in a text
<button> Button Defines a clickable button
<canvas> Canvas Draw graphics using JS
<caption> Caption Defines a table caption
<cite> Cite Defines the title of a creative work
<col> Column Specifies column properties
<colgroup> Column-group Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting
<!-- comment> Comment Insert comments in the source code
<data> Data Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content
<datalist> Data List Specifies a list of pre-defined options for an <input> element
<dd> Dd Describes a term/name in a description list
<del> Delete Defines a text that has been deleted from a document
<details> Details Specifies additional details that the user can open and close on demand
<dfn> Definition Element Specifies a term that is going to be defined within the content
<dialog> Dialog Defines a dialog box or sub-window
<div> Division Defines a division or a section in an HTML document
<dl> Dl Defines a description list
<!DOCTYPE html> Document Type Gives information to the browser about what document type to expect
<dt> Data Term/name Defines a term/name in a description list
<fieldset> Fieldset Groups related elements in a form
<figcaption> Figcaption Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure> Figure Marks up a photo in a document
<footer> Footer Defines a footer for a document or section
<form> Form Creates an HTML form for user input
<h1> Heading More important h1, and less important h6
<head> Head Container for metadata
<header> Header Represents a container for introductory content or navigation links
<hr> Hr Defines a thematic break in an HTML page
<img> Image Embeds and image in a HTML page
<input> Input Specifies an input field where the user can enter data
<ins> Inserted Defines a text that has been inserted into a document
<kbd> Keyboard Defines keyboard input
<label> Label Defines a label for several elements
<legend> Legend Group related element in a form
<li> List Defines a list item
<link> Link Defines the relationship between the current document and an external resource
<main> Main Specifies the main content of a document
<map> Map Used to define an image map
<mark> Mark Highlights parts of a text
<meta> Meta Defines metadata about an HTML document
<meter> Meter Defines a scalar measurement within a known range
<nav> Navigation Defines a set of navigation links
<ol> Ordered List Defines an ordered list
<optgroup> Optgroup Used to group related options in a <select> element
<option> Option Defines an option in a select list
<output> Output Represents the result of a calculation
<p> Paragraph Defines a paragraph
<param> Parameter Defines parameters for an <object>
<picture> Picture Gives web developers more flexibility in specifying image resources
<pre> Preformatted Text Defines preformatted text
<progress> Progress Represents the completion progress of a task
<q> Quotation Defines a short quotation
<s> S Specifies a text that is no longer correct
<samp> Sample Used to define a sample output from a computer program
<script> Script Embeds a client-side script
<section> Section Defines a section in a document
<select> Selection Used to create a drop-down list
<small> Small Defines smaller text
<source> Source Specifies multiple media resources for media elements
<span> Span It can be easily styled by CSS
<strong> Strong Defines text with strong importance
<style> Style Defines text information (CSS) for a document
<sub> Subscript It appears half a character below the normal line. Smaller font
<summary> Summary Defines a visible heading for the <details> element
<sup> Superscript Defines superscript text above the normal line. Smaller font
<table> Table Defines an HTML table
<tbody> Table Body Groups the body content in an HTML table
<td> Table Data Defines a standard data cell in an HTML table
<textarea> Text Area Defines a multi-line text input control
<tfoot> Table Foot Groups footer content in an HTML table
<th> Table Header Defines a header cell in an HTML table
<thead> Table Head Groups header content in an HTML table
<time> Time Defines a specific time (or datetime)
<title> Title Defines the title of the document
<tr> Table Row Defines a row in an HTML table
<u> Misspelled word Represents misspelled words
<ul> Unordered List Defines an unordered (bulleted) list
<video> video Embeds video content in a document

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