Elements

A listing of the HTML elements with a brief description next to each. Click the element names for more information.

a - navigation link
abbr - describe an abbreviation in text
address - contact information
area - image map hotspot link
article - container for one or more related sentences or paragraphs
aside - related but not integral content
audio - sound object with optional player controls
b - make text bold
base - specify a base URL
bdi - isolate text for formatting rtl(right to left) reading languages
bdo - text direction override
blockquote - quoted material from another source
body - parent container for all of the content in the document
br - break line in text
button - all-purpose button
canvas - drawing and animation rendering element
caption - table caption
cite - cite a source
code - display source code
col - lends characteristics to a table column
colgroup - create a grouping of table columns
data - offer a machine readable version of content
datalist - data list for another control in the document
dd - value part of a definition list
del - deleted content
details - toggle information control
dfn - defining instance of a term in text
dialog - dialog box popup
div - all-purpose container
dl - definition lise
dt - definition term
em - emphasis on text
embed - embed plugins and media resources
fieldset - form input grouping container
figcaption - caption for the figure element
figure - describe a reference made in the document
footer - footer for a content section
form - establish a form
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 - headings for section titles
head - contain document metadata elements
header - header for a content section
hr - horizontal rule
html - root element
i - italicize text
iframe - embed another documents
img - embed an image
input - data intake and editing controls
ins - inserted content
kbd - keyboard or process instructions
keygen - encryption generator for form submissions
label - label form elements
legend - title for the fieldset element
li - list item
link - establish a relationship with external documents
main - main content of the document
map - image mapping
mark - highlight text
meta - establish metadata
meter - gauge or graphing bar
nav - main navigation links container
noscript - handle users that disable JavaScript
object - embed media object
ol - ordered list
optgroup - group options
option - establish options in a drop down select element
output - calculation output
p - paragraph
param - object parameter
pre - preserve white space and new lines in text
progress - progress bar
q - quoted string
rb, rp, rt, rtc, ruby - ruby annotations
s - strike text out
samp - program output
script - add script to the document
section - content section
select - drop down option selector
small - make text smaller
source - source resources for audio and video
span - isolate content for styling differences
strong - stress importance in text
style - add css style properties to the document
sub, sup - subscript and superscript text formats
summary - title for the details element
table - table container
tbody - group rows in a table
td - a table cell
template - template for cloning elements through script
textarea - multiline text input
tfoot - footer rows in a table
th - header cells in a table
thead - heading rows in a table
time - date and time related content
title - title of the document
tr - a table row
track - text track for media subtitles
u - underline text
ul - unordered list
var - variable
video - video object with optional player controls
wbr - line break hint in long strings