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Reference 1 - HTML Tag Reference

The document defines HTML tags and provides a brief description of each tag's purpose. There are over 80 HTML tags referenced in the list, ranging from basic text formatting tags like <b> and <i> to more advanced tags for embedding media, defining forms, inserting comments, and more. The tags are presented in alphabetical order to serve as a quick reference for anyone looking to learn HTML tags or find information on a specific tag.

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Reference 1 - HTML Tag Reference

The document defines HTML tags and provides a brief description of each tag's purpose. There are over 80 HTML tags referenced in the list, ranging from basic text formatting tags like <b> and <i> to more advanced tags for embedding media, defining forms, inserting comments, and more. The tags are presented in alphabetical order to serve as a quick reference for anyone looking to learn HTML tags or find information on a specific tag.

Uploaded by

Carlos Garrido
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HTML Tag Reference

The tag reference below was taken from w3schools.com. Click on any tag to get more information
on that tag. There will be several tags you havent seen yet - feel free to click on them to find out
more.

<!--...--> Overrides the current text


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

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