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HTML5 Tags/Elements

The following section contains a list of HTML5 elements along with a brief description.

HTML5 TagsOrder by Category

The following section contains a complete list of standard tags belonging to the latest HTML5 and XHTML 1.1 specifications. All the tags are listed alphabetically.

Tag Description
<a> Defines a hyperlink.
<abbr> Defines an abbreviated form of a longer word or phrase.
<acronym> Obsolete Defines an acronym. Use <abbr> instead.
<address> Specifies the author's contact information.
<applet> Obsolete Embeds a Java applet (mini Java applications) on the page. Use <object> instead.
<area> Defines a specific area within an image map.
<article> Defines an article.
<aside> Defines some content loosely related to the page content.
<audio> Embeds a sound, or an audio stream in an HTML document.
<b> Displays text in a bold style.
<base> Defines the base URL for all relative URLs in a document.
<basefont> Obsolete Specifies the base font for a page. Use CSS instead.
<bdi> Represents text that is isolated from its surrounding for the purposes of bidirectional text formatting.
<bdo> Overrides the current text direction.
<big> Obsolete Displays text in a large size. Use CSS instead.
<blockquote> Represents a section that is quoted from another source.
<body> Defines the document's body.
<br> Produces a single line break.
<button> Creates a clickable button.
<canvas> Defines a region in the document, which can be used to draw graphics on the fly via scripting (usually JavaScript).
<caption> Defines the caption or title of the table.
<center> Obsolete Align contents in the center. Use CSS instead.
<cite> Indicates a citation or reference to another source.
<code> Specifies text as computer code.
<col> Defines attribute values for one or more columns in a table.
<colgroup> Specifies attributes for multiple columns in a table.
<data> Links a piece of content with a machine-readable translation.
<datalist> Represents a set of pre-defined options for an <input> element.
<dd> Specifies a description, or value for the term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>).
<del> Represents text that has been deleted from the document.
<details> Represents a widget from which the user can obtain additional information or controls on-demand.
<dfn> Specifies a definition.
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or subwindow.
<dir> Obsolete Defines a directory list. Use <ul> instead.
<div> Specifies a division or a section in a document.
<dl> Defines a description list.
<dt> Defines a term (an item) in a description list.
<em> Defines emphasized text.
<embed> Embeds external application, typically multimedia content like audio or video into an HTML document.
<fieldset> Specifies a set of related form fields.
<figcaption> Defines a caption or legend for a figure.
<figure> Represents a figure illustrated as part of the document.
<font> Obsolete Defines font, color, and size for text. Use CSS instead.
<footer> Represents the footer of a document or a section.
<form> Defines an HTML form for user input.
<frame> Obsolete Defines a single frame within a frameset.
<frameset> Obsolete Defines a collection of frames or other frameset.
<head> Defines the head portion of the document that contains information about the document such as title.
<header> Represents the header of a document or a section.
<hgroup> Defines a group of headings.
<h1> to <h6> Defines HTML headings.
<hr> Produce a horizontal line.
<html> Defines the root of an HTML document.
<i> Displays text in an italic style.
<iframe> Displays a URL in an inline frame.
<img> Represents an image.
<input> Defines an input control.
<ins> Defines a block of text that has been inserted into a document.
<kbd> Specifies text as keyboard input.
<keygen> Represents a control for generating a public-private key pair.
<label> Defines a label for an <input> control.
<legend> Defines a caption for a <fieldset> element.
<li> Defines a list item.
<link> Defines the relationship between the current document and an external resource.
<main> Represents the main or dominant content of the document.
<map> Defines a client-side image-map.
<mark> Represents text highlighted for reference purposes.
<menu> Represents a list of commands.
<menuitem> Defines a list (or menuitem) of commands that a user can perform.
<meta> Provides structured metadata about the document content.
<meter> Represents a scalar measurement within a known range.
<nav> Defines a section of navigation links.
<noframes> Obsolete Defines an alternate content that displays in browsers that do not support frames.
<noscript> Defines alternative content to display when the browser doesn't support scripting.
<object> Defines an embedded object.
<ol> Defines an ordered list.
<optgroup> Defines a group of related options in a selection list.
<option> Defines an option in a selection list.
<output> Represents the result of a calculation.
<p> Defines a paragraph.
<param> Defines a parameter for an object or applet element.
<picture> Defines a container for multiple image sources.
<pre> Defines a block of preformatted text.
<progress> Represents the completion progress of a task.
<q> Defines a short inline quotation.
<rp> Provides fall-back parenthesis for browsers that that don't support ruby annotations.
<rt> Defines the pronunciation of character presented in a ruby annotations.
<ruby> Represents a ruby annotation.
<s> Represents contents that are no longer accurate or no longer relevant.
<samp> Specifies text as sample output from a computer program.
<script> Places script in the document for client-side processing.
<section> Defines a section of a document, such as header, footer etc.
<select> Defines a selection list within a form.
<small> Displays text in a smaller size.
<source> Defines alternative media resources for the media elements like <audio> or <video>.
<span> Defines an inline styleless section in a document.
<strike> Obsolete Displays text in strikethrough style.
<strong> Indicate strongly emphasized text.
<style> Inserts style information (commonly CSS) into the head of a document.
<sub> Defines subscripted text.
<summary> Defines a summary for the <details> element.
<sup> Defines superscripted text.
<svg> Embed SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) content in an HTML document.
<table> Defines a data table.
<tbody> Groups a set of rows defining the main body of the table data.
<td> Defines a cell in a table.
<template> Defines the fragments of HTML that should be hidden when the page is loaded, but can be cloned and inserted in the document by JavaScript.
<textarea> Defines a multi-line text input control (text area).
<tfoot> Groups a set of rows summarizing the columns of the table.
<th> Defines a header cell in a table.
<thead> Groups a set of rows that describes the column labels of a table.
<time> Represents a time and/or date.
<title> Defines a title for the document.
<tr> Defines a row of cells in a table.
<track> Defines text tracks for the media elements like <audio> or <video>.
<tt> Obsolete Displays text in a teletype style.
<u> Displays text with an underline.
<ul> Defines an unordered list.
<var> Defines a variable.
<video> Embeds video content in an HTML document.
<wbr> Represents a line break opportunity.
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