Alphabetic HTML Element Index

This is a complete, alphabetical list of the HTML elements contained in this reference.

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a
defines an anchor (or hyperlink)

abbr
defines an abbreviated form of a longer word or phrase

acronym
an abbreviation comprising the initial letters of a given phrase

address
identifies an administrator or owner of a document

applet
inserts a Java applet (mini application) into the document

area
defines a hotspot within a client-side image map

b
sets enclosed text to bold type

base
specifies a base URL for all relative URLs contained in the document

basefont
sets a basic font size for normal browser text

bdo
overrides the current text direction

bgsound
Plays a background sound on page load

big
increases the font size of text

blink
blinks text on-off

blockquote
used to indicate a block of quoted text, with an attribution that identifies who said or wrote it

body
contains all the content to be displayed to user

br
creates a single line break in a block of text

button
groups a selection of elements together into a clickable form element

caption
provides a visual caption (a title or description) for the table

center
centers all the enclosed content

cite
identifies a reference to a written work, play, book, or magazine

code
identifies text as computer or machine-readable code

col
defines a column within a table

colgroup
defines a group of columns within a table

comment
inserts a comment into markup

dd
describes a term in a definition list

del
identifies deleted content

dfn
identifies the defining instance of a term

dir
used to define a multicolumn directory listing

div
divides a page into separate sections

dl
creates a definition list for lists comprising item: description pairings

dt
defines a definition term used in a definition list

em
signifies emphasized content

embed
provides a generic (non-standard) container for a media object

fieldset
groups related form controls

font
the (out-of-favor) font styling element

form
defines a form that includes a range of inputs and controls

frame
defines a window region, part of a collection of frames in a frameset

frameset
defines a collection of window regions (frames)

h1
defines a level 1 heading

h2
defines a level 2 heading

h3
defines a level 3 heading

h4
defines a level 4 heading

h5
defines a level 5 heading

h6
defines a level 6 heading

head
identifies the head section of document

hr
creates a horizontal rule that might be used to delineate areas of content in a document

html
identifies the content of the document as HTML

i
sets the enclosed text to italic type

iframe
A ‘floating’ frame that can be embedded on a page

img
specifies an inline image element

input
defines the input control for a form

ins
identifies inserted content

isindex
indicates that the document has an associated keyword index that can be searched

kbd
identifies a typed entry on a keyboard

label
specifies descriptive text for the associated form control

legend
defines caption text for form controls that are grouped by the fieldset element

li
indicates an individual item in a list

link
defines the relationship between the current document and other documents or resources

map
defines a client-side image map

marquee
scrolling text area

menu
used to define a list of menu choices

meta
provides general information about a document for indexing and other purposes

nobr
tells browser not to break/wrap contained text

noembed
specifies alternative content for browsers that don’t support embed

noframes
provides alternative content for frameset-based content

noscript
provides alternative content for use when scripts aren’t supported or are switched off

object
specifies a generic, multipurpose container for a media object

ol
an ordered list of items/text

optgroup
groups related option elements contained in a select list

option
defines an item in a select list

p
indicates a paragraph of text

param
specifies parameter information to be passed to an object or applet

plaintext
tells browser to treat all following text as plain text

pre
defines preformatted text in which whitespace and line breaks are preserved

q
defines an inline quotation

rb
specifies ruby base text

rbc
defines the ruby base container for complex ruby markup

rp
specifies ruby parentheses

rt
defines ruby text annotation

rtc
defines a ruby text container for complex ruby markup

ruby
provides a mechanism for annotating foreign characters

s
renders text with a horizontal strike (line) through the middle

samp
defines a sample of the characters to be output

script
contains (or refers to) statements in a scripting language that are to be processed on the client side

select
defines a selection list (for single or multiple selections)

small
sets a reduced font size for the enclosed text

span
creates a generic inline container

strike
renders text with a horizontal strike (line) through the middle

strong
signifies strongly emphasized content

style
contains CSS style information that’s embedded into a page

sub
specifies subscript text

sup
specifies superscript text

table
defines a block of tabular data

tbody
logically groups elements that make the body of a table’s content

td
defines a standard data cell in a table

textarea
creates a multiline text input field

tfoot
logically groups elements that comprise the footer area of a table’s content

th
defines a header cell in a table

thead
logically groups header elements in a table

title
defines the title of the web page or document

tr
defines a row in a table

tt
specified text to be formatted in monospace, or fixed-width font

u
underlines enclosed text

ul
an unordered list of items or text

var
defines a variable part of a phrase or example

wbr
suggests where in a word a break should occur

xmp
example text



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