HTML Tag Reference List | InMotion Hosting

Within HTML there are many tag types you can use to create the perfect website. Below is a table of all currently used HTML tags and their descriptions. Tags that are either deprecated, no longer in use, or are new to HTML 5 are notated in the description.

Tag Name	What the tag defines
<abbr>	abbreviation
<acronym>	acronym (No longer supported in HTML 5)
<address>	contact information for the document author
<applet>	embedded applet (Deprecated in HTML 4.01, no longer supported in HTML 5)
<area>	area inside an image-map
<article>	article (New in HTML 5)
<aside>	content aside from the page content (New in HTML 5)
<audio>	sound content (New in HTML 5)
<b>	bold text
<base>	defines the base URL/target for all relative URLs in an HTML document
<basefont>	defines the default font for text in entire document. (Deprecated in HTML 4.01, no longer supported in HTML 5)
<bdi>	isolates a specific part of text that may be differently formatted from text outside it. (New in HTML 5)
<bdo>	overrides the current text direction
<big>	defines big text (No longer supported in HTML 5)
<blockquote>	section of text that is quoted from another source
<body>	defines the body of the HTML document
<br />	line break
<button>	clickable button
<canvas>	defines an area used to create, or draw, a graphic via a script. (New in HTML 5)
<caption>	table caption
<center>	centers text (Deperacated in HTML 4.01, no longer supported in HTML 5)
<cite>	title of a work
<code>	section of computer code
<col>	column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element
<colgroup>	a group of one or more columns located within a table
<command>	command button (New in HTML 5)
<datalist>	a list of pre-defined options for input (New in HTML 5)
<dd>	description of an item in a definition list
<del>	text that has been deleted
<details>	additional details that the visitor is able to either view or hide at their discretion (New in HTML 5)
<dfn>	definition term
<dir>	defines a directory list (Deprecated in HTML 4.01, no longer supported in HTML5)
<div>	generic organizational section
<dl>	definition list
<dt>	a term in a definition list
<em>	emphasized text
<embed>	container to insert an external (non-HTML), or non-standard object (New in HTML 5)
<fieldset>	container to group related elements
<figcaption>	caption for the <figure> element (New in HTML 5)
<figure>	self-contained content away from the main content (New in HTML 5)
<font>	font, color, and size for text (Deprecated in HTML 4.01, no longer supported in HTML 5)
<footer>	footer (New in HTML 5)
<form>	HTML form for used for visitor input
<frame>	a window in a <frameset> (No longer supported in HTML 5)
<frameset>	set of frames (No longer supported in HTML 5)
<h1> to <h6>	HTML headings, listed from largest (1) to smallest (6)
<head>	container for other head elements
<header>	header for a document or specific section (New in HTML 5)
<hgroup>	used to group the heading elements (<h1> – <h6>) (New in HTML 5)
<hr>	Horizontal Rule, used to create a break or change in content
<html>	root tag of an HTML document
<i>	italics
<iframe>	inline frame
<img />	image
<input>	input control
<ins>	continer to define text that has been inserted
<kbd>	keyboard input
<keygen>	key-pair generator field (New in HTML 5)
<label>	label for the <input> element
<legend>	caption for <details> <fieldset>, <figure>
<li>	list item
<link>	defines a link to an external document, commonly used to link to style sheets
<map>	defines an image-map
<mark>	highlighted (marked) text (New in HTML 5)
<menu>	menu, or list, of commands
<meta>	metadata about the document
<meter>	scalar measurement within a known range (New in HTML 5)
<nav>	navigation link (New in HTML 5)
<noframes>	alternate content for browsers not using frame support (No longer supported in HTML5)
<noscript>	alternate content for browsers not using client-side scripting support
<object>	embedded object
<ol>	ordered list
<optgroup>	group of options in a drop-down list
<option>	option in a drop-down list
<output>	result of a calculation (New in HTML 5)
<p>	paragraph
<param>	parameter for an object
<pre>	preformatted text
<progress>	progress of a task (New in HTML 5)
<q>	quotation
<rp>	Specifies what content to display in browsers not supporting ruby annotations (New in HTML 5)
<rt>	explanation/pronunciation of characters (New in HTML 5)
<ruby>	ruby annotation (New in HTML 5)
<s>	text that is no longer correct
<samp>	sample output (from a computer program)
<script>	client-side script
<section>	section (New in HTML 5)
<select>	drop-down list
<small>	text smaller than the default
<source>	media resources for media elements such as <audio> and <video> (New in HTML 5)
<span>	a section in a document
<strike>	strikethrough text (Deprecated in 4.01, no longer supported in HTML 5)
<strong>	bold, or important, text
<style>	style information
<sub>	subscripted text
<summary>	visible heading for the <details> element (New in HTML 5)
<sup>	superscripted text
<table>	table
<tbody>	body content in a table
<td>	cell in a table, table data
<textarea>	multi-line text area
<tfoot>	footer cell in a table
<th>	header cell in a table
<thead>	header cell in a table
<time>	date/time (New in HTML 5)
<title>	title for the HTML document
<tr>	table row
<track>	text tracks for media elements such as <audio> and <video> (New in HTML 5)
<u>	underline
<ul>	unordered list
<var>	variable
<video>	video or movie (New in HTML 5)
<wbr>	opportunity for a line-break (New in HTML 5)

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