HTML 5 Tags
HTML 5 Tag Reference - Alphabetical
All of these tags are part of the HTML 5 DTD.
<!doctype html>
| Tag | Explanation |
|---|---|
| <a> </a> | Anchor or link |
| <abbr> </abbr> | Abbreviation |
| <address> </address> | Address or authors of the document |
| <area > | Client-side image map |
| <article></article> | Article |
| <aside></aside> | Tangential content |
| <audio></audio> | Audio stream |
| <b> </b> | Bold |
| <base> | Base URI paths for elements in the document |
| <bdo> </bdo> | Bi-directional algorithm |
| <blockquote> </blockquote> | Long quotation |
| <body> </body> | Body of the page |
| <br> | Line break |
| <button> </button> | HTML form button |
| <canvas></canvas> | Canvas for dynamic graphics |
| <!-- --> | Comment |
| <caption> </caption> | Table caption |
| <cite> </cite> | Citation |
| <code> </code> | Code reference |
| <col> | Table column |
| <colgroup> </colgroup> | Table column grouping |
| <command> | Command or action on the page |
| <!doctype> | Document type definition |
| <datagrid></datagrid> | Data grid |
| <datalist></datalist> | Predefined options for other controls |
| <dd> </dd> | Definition list description or span of discourse |
| <del> </del> | Deleted text |
| <details></details> | Additional on-demand information |
| <dfn> </dfn> | Definition |
| <dialog></dialog> | Conversation |
| <div> </div> | Logical division |
| <dl> </dl> | Description list |
| <dt> </dt> | Definition list term or dialog speaker |
| <em> </em> | Emphasis |
| <embed> | Embedded element for plugins |
| <fieldset> </fieldset> | Form controls group |
| <figure></figure> | Figure with optional caption |
| <footer></footer> | Footer of the page |
| <form> </form> | Form |
| <h1> </h1> | First level headline |
| <h2> </h2> | Second level headline |
| <h3> </h3> | Third level headline |
| <h4> </h4> | Fourth level headline |
| <h5> </h5> | Fifth level headline |
| <h6> </h6> | Sixth level headline |
| <head> </head> | Head of the document |
| <header></header> | Header of a page |
| <hgroup></hgroup> | Heading group |
| <hr> | Horizontal rule |
| <html> </html> | Root element of a Web page |
| <i> </i> | Italics text style |
| <iframe> </iframe> | Inline frame |
| <img> | Image |
| <input> | Input form element |
| <input type="button"> | Button form element |
| <input type="checkbox"> | Checkbox form element |
| <input type="color"> | Color input |
| <input type="date"> | Date input |
| <input type="datetime"> | Global date and time input |
| <input type="datetime-local"> | Local date and time input |
| <input type="email"> | Email address input |
| <input type="file"> | File upload form element |
| <input type="hidden"> | Hidden form field element |
| <input type="image"> | Image form element |
| <input type="month"> | Year and month input |
| <input type="number"> | Number input |
| <input type="password"> | Password form element |
| <input type="radio"> | Radio button form element |
| <input type="range"> | Imprecise number input |
| <input type="reset"> | Reset button form element |
| <input type="search"> | Search field |
| <input type="submit"> | Submit button form element |
| <input type="tel"> | Telephone number input |
| <input type="text"> | Text field form element |
| <input type="time"> | Time input |
| <input type="url"> | URL input |
| <input type="week"> | Year and week input |
| <ins> </ins> | Inserted text |
| <kbd> </kbd> | Text to be entered by the user |
| <keygen> | Generate secure keys for certificate management |
| <label> </label> | Form label |
| <legend> </legend> | Form fieldset caption |
| <li> </li> | List item |
| <link> | Link to related documents |
| <map> </map> | Client-side image map |
| <mark></mark> | Marked or highlighted text |
| <menu> </menu> | List of commands |
| <meta> | Meta information about the document |
| <meter></meter> | Scalar gauge |
| <noscript> </noscript> | Content when scripts aren't available |
| <object> </object> | Non-standard object |
| <ol> </ol> | Ordered or numbered list |
| <optgroup> </optgroup> | Group of options in a select list |
| <option> </option> | Option in a select list |
| <output></output> | Result of a form calculation |
| <p> </p> | Paragraph |
| <param> | Parameter of an object element |
| <pre> </pre> | Pre-formatted text |
| <progress></progress> | Progress indicator |
| <q> </q> | Short inline quotation |
| <rp></rp> | Ruby parenthesis |
| <rt></rt> | Ruby text |
| <ruby></ruby> | Ruby annotation |
| <s> </s> | Strikeout text |
| <samp> </samp> | Sample output |
| <script> </script> | Scripts |
| <section></section> | Section of a page |
| <select> </select> | Select or drop-down menu lists |
| <small> </small> | Small font size |
| <source> | Media source |
| <span> </span> | Generic inline style container |
| <strong> </strong> | Strong emphasis |
| <style> </style> | Style sheets |
| <sub> </sub> | Subscript |
| <summary> </summary> | Summary of the DETAILS element contents |
| <sup> </sup> | Superscript |
| <table> </table> | Table |
| <tbody> </tbody> | Table body rows |
| <td> </td> | Table cell |
| <textarea> </textarea> | Multi-line form element |
| <tfoot> </tfoot> | Table footer rows |
| <th> </th> | Table header cell |
| <thead> </thead> | Table header rows |
| <title> </title> | Title |
| <tr> </tr> | Table row |
| <ul> </ul> | Unordered or buletted list |
| <var> </var> | Variable or user defined text |
| <video> </video> | Video or movie embedded in page |
