HTML Tags Ordered Alphabetically
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <!--...--> | It is used to define a comment |
| <!DOCTYPE> | It is used to define the document type |
| <a> | It is used to define a hyperlink |
| <abbr> | It is used to define an abbreviation or an acronym |
| <acronym> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use <abbr> instead. It is used to define an acronym |
| <address> | It is used to define contact information for the author/owner of a document |
| <applet> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use <embed> or <object> instead. It is used to define an embedded applet |
| <area> | It is used to define an area inside an image-map |
| <article> | It is used to define an article |
| <aside> | It is used to define content aside from the page content |
| <audio> | It is used to define sound content |
| <b> | It is used to define bold text |
| <base> | It is used to specify the base URL/target for all relative URLs in a document |
| <basefont> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use CSS instead. It is used to define a default color, size, and font for all text in a document |
| <bdi> | I is used to isolate a part of text that could have been formatted in a different direction from other text outside it |
| <bdo> | It is used to override the current text direction |
| <big> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use CSS instead. It is used to define big text |
| <blockquote> | It is used to define a section which is quoted from another source |
| <body> | It is used to define the document's body |
| <br> | It is used to define a single line break |
| <button> | It is used to define a clickable button |
| <canvas> | It is used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| <caption> | It is used to define a table caption |
| <center> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use CSS instead. It is used to define centered text |
| <cite> | It is used to define the title of a work |
| <code> | It is used to define a piece of computer code |
| <col> | It is used to specifies column properties for each column within a <colgroup> element |
| <colgroup> | It is used to specify a group of one or more columns in a table for formatting |
| <datalist> | It is used to specify a list of pre-defined options for input controls |
| <dd> | It is used to define a description/value of a term in a description list |
| <del> | It is used to define text that has been deleted from a document |
| <details> | It is used to define additional details that the user can view or hide |
| <dfn> | It is used to represent the defining instance of a term |
| <dialog> | It is used to define a dialog box or window |
| <dir> | It is not supported in HTML5. Use <ul> instead. It is used to define a directory list |
| <div> | It is used to define a section in a document |
| <dl> | It is used to define a description list |
| <dt> | It is used to define a term/name in a description list |
| <em> | It is used to define emphasized text |
| <embed> | It is used to define a container for an external (non-HTML) application |
| <fieldset> | It is a groups related elements in a form |
| <figcaption> | It is used to define a caption for a <figure> element |
| <figure> | It is used to specify self-contained content |
| <font> | It is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. Defines font, color, and size for text |
| <footer> | It is used to define a footer for a document or section |
| <form> | It is used to define an HTML form for user input |
| <frame> | It is not supported in HTML5. It is used to define a window (a frame) in a frameset |
| <frameset> | It is not supported in HTML5. It is used to define a set of frames |
| <h1> to <h6> | It is used to define HTML headings |
| <head> | It is used to define information about the document |
| <header> | It is used to define a header for a document or section |
| <hr> | It is used to define a thematic change in the content |
| <html> | It is used to define the root of an HTML document |
| <i> | It is used to define a part of text in an alternate voice or mood |
| <iframe> | It is used to define an inline frame |
| <img> | It is used to define an image |
| <input> | It is used to define an input control |
| <ins> | It is used to define a text that has been inserted into a document |
| <kbd> | It is used to define keyboard input |
| <keygen> | It is used to define a key-pair generator field (for forms) |
| <label> | It is used to define a label for an <input> element |
| <legend> | It is used to define a caption for a <fieldset> element |
| <li> | It is used to define a list item |
| <link> | It is used to define the relationship between a document and an external resource (most of them are used for linking to style sheets) |
| <main> | It is used to specify the main content of a document |
| <map> | It is used to define a client-side image-map |
| <mark> | It is used to define marked/highlighted text |
| <menu> | It is used to define a list/menu of commands |
| <menuitem> | It is used to define a command/menu item which the user can invoke or obtain from a popup menu |
| <meta> | It is used to define metadata about an HTML document |
| <meter> | It is used to define a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| <nav> | It is used to define navigation links |
| <noframes> | It is not supported in HTML5. It is used to define an alternate content for users which does not support frames |
| <noscript> | It is used to define an alternate content for users that do not support client-side scripts |
| <object> | It is used to define an embedded object |
| <ol> | It is used to define an ordered list |
| <optgroup> | It is used to define a group of related options in a drop-down list |
| <option> | It is used to define an option in a drop-down list |
| <output> | It is used to define the result of a calculation |
| <p> | It is used to define a paragraph |
| <param> | It is used to define a parameter for an object |
| <pre> | It is used to define preformatted text |
| <progress> | It is used to represent the progress of a task |
| <q> | It is used to define a short quotation |
| <rp> | It is used to define what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations |
| <rt> | It is used to define an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) |
| <ruby> | It is used to define a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) |
| <s> | It is used to define text that is no longer correct |
| <samp> | It is used to define sample output from a computer program |
| <script> | It is used to define a client-side script |
| <section> | It is used to define a section in a document |
| <select> | It is used to define a drop-down list |
| <small> | It is used to define smaller text |
| <source> | It is used to define multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <span> | It is used to define a section in a document |
| <strike> | It is not supported in HTML5. You cn use <del> or <s> instead. It is used to define strikethrough text |
| <strong> | It is used to define important text |
| <style> | It is used to define style information for a document |
| <sub> | It is used to define subscripted text |
| <summary> | It is used to define a visible heading for a <details> element |
| <sup> | It is used to define superscripted text |
| <table> | It is used to define a table |
| <tbody> | It is used to group the body content in a table |
| <td> | It is used to define a cell in a table |
| <textarea> | It is used to define a multiline input control (text area) |
| <tfoot> | It is used to group the footer content in a table |
| <th> | It is used to define a header cell in a table |
| <thead> | It is used to group the header content in a table |
| <time> | It is used to define a date/time |
| <title> | It is used to define a title for the document |
| <tr> | It is used to define a row in a table |
| <track> | It is used to define text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <tt> | It is not supported in HTML5. You can use CSS instead. It is used to define teletype text |
| <u> | It is used to define text that should be stylistically different from normal text |
| <ul> | It is used to define an unordered list |
| <var> | It is used to define a variable |
| <video> | It is used to define a video or movie |
| <wbr> | It is used to define a possible line-break |