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HTML Shiv

The document defines HTML element references ordered by category. It provides a table listing common HTML tags, their purposes, and brief descriptions. The tags are grouped into categories such as basic HTML, formatting, forms and input, frames, images, audio/video, links, lists, tables, styles and semantics, meta info, and programming.

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HTML Shiv

The document defines HTML element references ordered by category. It provides a table listing common HTML tags, their purposes, and brief descriptions. The tags are grouped into categories such as basic HTML, formatting, forms and input, frames, images, audio/video, links, lists, tables, styles and semantics, meta info, and programming.

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HTMLReference

HTMLElementReference
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HTMLTagsOrderedbyCategory
=NewinHTML5.

BasicHTML
Tag

Description

<!DOCTYPE>
(tag_doctype.asp)

Definesthedocumenttype

<html>
(tag_html.asp)

DefinesanHTMLdocument

<title>
(tag_title.asp)

Definesatitleforthedocument

<body>
(tag_body.asp)

Definesthedocument'sbody

<h1>to<h6>
(tag_hn.asp)

DefinesHTMLheadings

<p>(tag_p.asp)

Definesaparagraph

<br>(tag_br.asp)

Insertsasinglelinebreak

<hr>(tag_hr.asp)

Definesathematicchangeinthecontent

<!...>
(tag_comment.asp)

Definesacomment

Formatting
Tag

Description

<acronym>
(tag_acronym.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<abbr>instead.
Definesanacronym

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<abbr>
(tag_abbr.asp)

Definesanabbreviationoranacronym

<address>
(tag_address.asp)

Definescontactinformationfortheauthor/ownerofa
document/article

<b>(tag_b.asp)

Definesboldtext

<bdi>(tag_bdi.asp)

Isolatesapartoftextthatmightbeformattedina
differentdirectionfromothertextoutsideit

<bdo>
(tag_bdo.asp)

Overridesthecurrenttextdirection

<big>(tag_big.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesbigtext

<blockquote>
(tag_blockquote.asp)

Definesasectionthatisquotedfromanothersource

<center>
(tag_center.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definescenteredtext

<cite>
(tag_cite.asp)

Definesthetitleofawork

<code>
(tag_code.asp)

Definesapieceofcomputercode

<del>(tag_del.asp)

Definestextthathasbeendeletedfromadocument

<dfn>(tag_dfn.asp)

Representsthedefininginstanceofaterm

<em>(tag_em.asp)

Definesemphasizedtext

<font>
(tag_font.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesfont,color,andsizefortext

<i>(tag_i.asp)

Definesapartoftextinanalternatevoiceormood

<ins>(tag_ins.asp)

Definesatextthathasbeeninsertedintoadocument

<kbd>
(tag_kbd.asp)

Defineskeyboardinput

<mark>
(tag_mark.asp)

Definesmarked/highlightedtext

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<meter>
(tag_meter.asp)

Definesascalarmeasurementwithinaknownrange(a
gauge)

<pre>(tag_pre.asp)

Definespreformattedtext

<progress>
(tag_progress.asp)

Representstheprogressofatask

<q>(tag_q.asp)

Definesashortquotation

<rp>(tag_rp.asp)

Defineswhattoshowinbrowsersthatdonotsupportruby
annotations

<rt>(tag_rt.asp)

Definesanexplanation/pronunciationofcharacters(for
EastAsiantypography)

<ruby>
(tag_ruby.asp)

Definesarubyannotation(forEastAsiantypography)

<s>(tag_s.asp)

Definestextthatisnolongercorrect

<samp>
(tag_samp.asp)

Definessampleoutputfromacomputerprogram

<small>
(tag_small.asp)

Definessmallertext

<strike>
(tag_strike.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<del>or<s>instead.
Definesstrikethroughtext

<strong>
(tag_strong.asp)

Definesimportanttext

<sub>(tag_sub.asp)

Definessubscriptedtext

<sup>(tag_sup.asp)

Definessuperscriptedtext

<time>
(tag_time.asp)

Definesadate/time

<tt>(tag_tt.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Definesteletypetext

<u>(tag_u.asp)

Definestextthatshouldbestylisticallydifferentfrom
normaltext

<var>(tag_var.asp)

Definesavariable

<wbr>
(tag_wbr.asp)

Definesapossiblelinebreak

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FormsandInput
Tag

Description

<form>
(tag_form.asp)

DefinesanHTMLformforuserinput

<input>
(tag_input.asp)

Definesaninputcontrol

<textarea>
(tag_textarea.asp)

Definesamultilineinputcontrol(textarea)

<button>
(tag_button.asp)

Definesaclickablebutton

<select>
(tag_select.asp)

Definesadropdownlist

<optgroup>
(tag_optgroup.asp)

Definesagroupofrelatedoptionsinadropdownlist

<option>
(tag_option.asp)

Definesanoptioninadropdownlist

<label>
(tag_label.asp)

Definesalabelforan<input>element

<fieldset>
(tag_fieldset.asp)

Groupsrelatedelementsinaform

<legend>
(tag_legend.asp)

Definesacaptionfora<fieldset>element

<datalist>
(tag_datalist.asp)

Specifiesalistofpredefinedoptionsforinputcontrols

<keygen>
(tag_keygen.asp)

Definesakeypairgeneratorfield(forforms)

<output>
(tag_output.asp)

Definestheresultofacalculation

Frames
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Tag

Description

<frame>
(tag_frame.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesawindow(aframe)inaframeset

<frameset>
(tag_frameset.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesasetofframes

<noframes>
(tag_noframes.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.
Definesanalternatecontentforusersthatdonotsupport
frames

<iframe>
(tag_iframe.asp)

Definesaninlineframe

Images
Tag

Description

<img>
(tag_img.asp)

Definesanimage

<map>
(tag_map.asp)

Definesaclientsideimagemap

<area>
(tag_area.asp)

Definesanareainsideanimagemap

<canvas>
(tag_canvas.asp)

Usedtodrawgraphics,onthefly,viascripting(usually
JavaScript)

<figcaption>
(tag_figcaption.asp)

Definesacaptionfora<figure>element

<figure>
(tag_figure.asp)

Specifiesselfcontainedcontent

Audio/Video
Tag

Description

<audio>
(tag_audio.asp)

Definessoundcontent

<source>
(tag_source.asp)

Definesmultiplemediaresourcesformediaelements
(<video>and<audio>)

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<track>
(tag_track.asp)

Definestexttracksformediaelements(<video>and
<audio>)

<video>
(tag_video.asp)

Definesavideoormovie

Links
Tag

Description

<a>
(tag_a.asp)

Definesahyperlink

<link>
(tag_link.asp)

Definestherelationshipbetweenadocumentandanexternal
resource(mostusedtolinktostylesheets)

<nav>
(tag_nav.asp)

Definesnavigationlinks

Lists
Tag

Description

<ul>(tag_ul.asp)

Definesanunorderedlist

<ol>(tag_ol.asp)

Definesanorderedlist

<li>(tag_li.asp)

Definesalistitem

<dir>(tag_dir.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<ul>instead.
Definesadirectorylist

<dl>(tag_dl.asp)

Definesadescriptionlist

<dt>(tag_dt.asp)

Definesaterm/nameinadescriptionlist

<dd>(tag_dd.asp)

Definesadescriptionofaterm/nameinadescriptionlist

<menu>
(tag_menu.asp)

Definesalist/menuofcommands

<menuitem>
(tag_menuitem.asp)

Definesacommand/menuitemthattheusercaninvoke
fromapopupmenu

Tables
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Tag

Description

<table>
(tag_table.asp)

Definesatable

<caption>
(tag_caption.asp)

Definesatablecaption

<th>(tag_th.asp)

Definesaheadercellinatable

<tr>(tag_tr.asp)

Definesarowinatable

<td>(tag_td.asp)

Definesacellinatable

<thead>
(tag_thead.asp)

Groupstheheadercontentinatable

<tbody>
(tag_tbody.asp)

Groupsthebodycontentinatable

<tfoot>
(tag_tfoot.asp)

Groupsthefootercontentinatable

<col>
(tag_col.asp)

Specifiescolumnpropertiesforeachcolumnwithina
<colgroup>element

<colgroup>
(tag_colgroup.asp)

Specifiesagroupofoneormorecolumnsinatablefor
formatting

StylesandSemantics
Tag

Description

<style>
(tag_style.asp)

Definesstyleinformationforadocument

<div>
(tag_div.asp)

Definesasectioninadocument

<span>
(tag_span.asp)

Definesasectioninadocument

<header>
(tag_header.asp)

Definesaheaderforadocumentorsection

<footer>
(tag_footer.asp)

Definesafooterforadocumentorsection

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<main>
(tag_main.asp)

Specifiesthemaincontentofadocument

<section>
(tag_section.asp)

Definesasectioninadocument

<article>
(tag_article.asp)

Definesanarticle

<aside>
(tag_aside.asp)

Definescontentasidefromthepagecontent

<details>
(tag_details.asp)

Definesadditionaldetailsthattheusercanvieworhide

<dialog>
(tag_dialog.asp)

Definesadialogboxorwindow

<summary>
(tag_summary.asp)

Definesavisibleheadingfora<details>element

MetaInfo
Tag

Description

<head>
(tag_head.asp)

Definesinformationaboutthedocument

<meta>
(tag_meta.asp)

DefinesmetadataaboutanHTMLdocument

<base>
(tag_base.asp)

SpecifiesthebaseURL/targetforallrelativeURLsina
document

<basefont>
(tag_basefont.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.UseCSSinstead.
Specifiesadefaultcolor,size,andfontforalltextina
document

Programming
Tag

Description

<script>
(tag_script.asp)

Definesaclientsidescript

<noscript>
(tag_noscript.asp)

Definesanalternatecontentforusersthatdonotsupport
clientsidescripts

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<applet>
(tag_applet.asp)

NotsupportedinHTML5.Use<embed>or<object>instead.
Definesanembeddedapplet

<embed>
(tag_embed.asp)

Definesacontainerforanexternal(nonHTML)application

<object>
(tag_object.asp)

Definesanembeddedobject

<param>
(tag_param.asp)

Definesaparameterforanobject

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