HTML Tags Ordered Alphabetically
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <!--...--> | comment |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Document type |
| <a> | hyperlink |
| <abbr> | abbreviation |
| <acronym> | acronym |
| <address> | contact information |
| <applet> | embedded applet |
| <area> | area inside an image map |
| <article> | article |
| <aside> | content aside from the page |
| <audio> | Embedded sound content |
| <b> | bold text |
| <base> | Specifies the base URL/target for all relative and URLs in a document |
| <basefont> | default color, size, font |
| <bdi> | Isolates a part of text that may be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it |
| <bdo> | Current text direction |
| <big> | big text |
| <blockquote> | a section that is "quoted" from another "source" |
| <body> | document's body |
| <br> | Single line break |
| <button> | Clickable button |
| <canvas> | Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| <caption> | Table caption |
| <center> | centered text |
| <cite> | title of a work |
| <code> | piece of computer code |
| <col> | column properties for each column |
| <colgroup> | Specifies a group of one or more columns in a table |
| <data> | Adds a machine-readable translation of a given content |
| <datalist> | list of pre-defined options for input control |
| <dd> | Defines a description |
| <del> | deleted text |
| <details> | additional details that the user can view/hide |
| <dfn> | Specifies a term that's is being defined within the content |
| <dialog> | dialog box |
| <dir> | Use <ul> instead. directory list |
| <div> | section in a document |
| <dl> | description list |
| <dt> | term/name in a description list |
| <em> | emphasized text |
| <embed> | container for an external application/file etc |
| <fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form |
| <figcaption> | caption for a <figure> element |
| <figure> | Specifies self-contained content |
| <font> | Defines font, color, size for text |
| <footer> | Defines a footer for a document or section |
| <form> | Defines an HTML form for user input |
| <frame> | window (a frame) in a frameset |
| <frameset> | . set of frames |
| <h1> to <h6> | HTML headings |
| <head> | Contains metadata/information for the document |
| <header> | header for a document or section |
| <hr> | thematic change in the content |
| <html> | root of an HTML document |
| <i> | part of text in an alternattive mood |
| <iframe> | inline frame |
| <img> | Image |
| <input> | input control |
| <ins> | Defines a text that has been inserted into a document |
| <kbd> | Keyboard input |
| <label> | label for an <input> element |
| <legend> | caption for a element |
| <li> | list item |
| <link> | relationship between a document & an external resources |
| <main> | main content of a document |
| <map> | image map |
| <mark> | marked or highlighted text |
| <meta> | metadata about HTML document |
| <meter> | scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| <nav> | navigation links |
| <noframes> | alternate content for users( that don't support frame) |
| <noscript> | Defines an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts |
| <object> | a container for an external application |
| <ol> | an ordered list |
| <optgroup> | a group of related options in a drop-down list |
| <option> | Defines an option in a drop-down list |
| <output> | the result of a calculation |
| <p> | paragraph |
| <param> | parameter for an object |
| <picture> | Container for multiple images source |
| <pre> | preformatted text |
| <progress> | progress of a task |
| <q> | short quotation |
| <rp> | what to show in browsers |
| <rt> | Defines an explanation |
| <ruby> | a ruby annotation |
| <s> | no longer correct text |
| <samp> | sample output from a computer program |
| <script> | client-side script |
| <section> | Defines a section in a document |
| <select> | a drop-down list |
| <small> | smaller text |
| <source> | multiple media resources (<video> and <audio>) |
| <span> | specific section in a document |
| <strike> | through text |
| <strong> | important text |
| <style> | style information |
| <sub> | subscripted text |
| <summary> | visible heading for a <details> element |
| <sup> | superscripted text |
| <svg> | container for SVG graphics |
| <table> | a table |
| <tbody> | Groups the body content in a table |
| <td> | Defines a cell in a table |
| <template> | Container for content that will remain hidden when the page loads |
| <textarea> | multiline input control |
| <tfoot> | Groups the footer content in a table |
| <th> | Defines a header cell in a table |
| <thead> | Groups the header content in a table |
| <time> | Defines a specific time (or datetime) |
| <title> | Defines a title for the document |
| <tr> | Defines a row in a table |
| <track> | Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <tt> | teletype text |
| <u> | text that is styled differently from normal text |
| <ul> | unordered list |
| <var> | variable |
| <video> | embedded video content |
| <wbr> | possible line-break |