HTML

HTML Tags Reference

Document Structure

  • <!DOCTYPE> - Document type declaration

  • <html> - Root element

  • <head> - Document head

  • <body> - Document body

  • <title> - Page title

  • <meta> - Metadata

Text Formatting

  • <h1> to <h6> - Headings

  • <p> - Paragraph

  • <b> - Bold text

  • <strong> - Strong emphasis

  • <i> - Italic text

  • <em> - Emphasized text

  • <mark> - Marked/highlighted text

  • <small> - Small text

  • <del> - Deleted text

  • <ins> - Inserted text

  • <sub> - Subscript

  • <sup> - Superscript

  • <s> - Strikethrough text

Lists

  • <ul> - Unordered list

  • <ol> - Ordered list

  • <li> - List item

  • <dl> - Definition list

  • <dt> - Definition term

  • <dd> - Definition description

Sections and Layout

  • <div> - Generic container

  • <section> - Thematic section

  • <article> - Independent content

  • <aside> - Sidebar content

  • <header> - Header section

  • <footer> - Footer section

  • <main> - Main content

  • <hr> - Horizontal rule

Tables

  • <table> - Table container

  • <thead> - Table header

  • <tbody> - Table body

  • <tfoot> - Table footer

  • <tr> - Table row

  • <th> - Table header cell

  • <td> - Table data cell

  • <caption> - Table caption

  • <col> - Column properties

  • <colgroup> - Column group

Forms

  • <form> - Form container

  • <fieldset> - Form field group

  • <legend> - Fieldset legend

  • <label> - Form label

  • <input> - Input field

  • <textarea> - Multi-line text input

  • <select> - Dropdown list

  • <option> - Dropdown option

  • <optgroup> - Option group

  • <button> - Button element

  • <datalist> - Data list

Media

  • <img> - Image

  • <picture> - Responsive image container

  • <source> - Media source

  • <audio> - Audio content

  • <video> - Video content

  • <canvas> - Graphics container

  • <svg> - Scalable vector graphics

  • <embed> - Embedded content

  • <object> - Embedded object

  • <param> - Object parameters

  • <iframe> - Inline frame

Text Content

  • <blockquote> - Block quotation

  • <q> - Inline quotation

  • <cite> - Citation

  • <code> - Code snippet

  • <pre> - Preformatted text

  • <kbd> - Keyboard input

  • <samp> - Sample output

  • <var> - Variable

  • <abbr> - Abbreviation

  • <address> - Contact address

  • <dfn> - Definition

  • <time> - Date/time

  • <data> - Machine-readable data

Interactive Elements

  • <details> - Disclosure widget

  • <summary> - Summary for details element

  • <dialog> - Dialog box

  • <menu> - Menu list

Scripting

  • <script> - JavaScript code

  • <noscript> - Fallback for disabled scripts

  • <template> - Template for dynamic content

Deprecated Tags

  • <acronym> - Deprecated, use <abbr> instead

  • <applet> - Deprecated, use <object> or <embed> instead

  • <basefont> - Deprecated

  • <big> - Deprecated, use CSS instead

  • <center> - Deprecated, use CSS instead

  • <dir> - Deprecated, use <ul> instead

  • <font> - Deprecated, use CSS instead

  • <frame> - Deprecated

  • <frameset> - Deprecated

  • <noframes> - Deprecated

  • <strike> - Deprecated, use <del> or CSS instead

  • <bdi> - Bidirectional isolation

  • <bdo> - Bidirectional override

  • <rp> - Ruby parenthesis

  • <rt> - Ruby text

  • <ruby> - Ruby annotation

  • <base> - Base URL

  • <br> - Line break

  • <figure> - Figure with optional caption

  • <figcaption> - Figure caption

  • <meter> - Scalar gauge

  • <progress> - Progress indicator

  • <output> - Output of a calculation

  • <tt> - Deprecated, use CSS instead

  • <u> - Underline text

  • <wbr> - Word break opportunity