Basic HTML Tags
HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 Reference
Document Type Definition (DTD) is the formal definition of the elements, structures, and rules for marking up a given type of SGML document
Standard Generalized Markup Langluage (SGML) is a system for organizing and tagging elements of a document.
DTD indicates in which XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed.
S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset
Basic HTML Tags Ordered Alphabetically |
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| Tag | Description | DTD |
| <!--...--> | Defines a comment | STF |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type | STF |
| <a> | Defines an anchor | STF |
| <abbr> | Defines an abbreviation | STF |
| <acronym> | Defines an acronym | STF |
| <address> | Defines an address element | STF |
| <applet> | Deprecated. Defines an applet | TF |
| <area> | Defines an area inside an image map | STF |
| <b> | Defines bold text | STF |
| <base> | Defines a base URL for all the links in a page | STF |
| <basefont> | Deprecated. Defines a base font | TF |
| <bdo> | Defines the direction of text display | STF |
| <big> | Defines big text | STF |
| <blockquote> | Defines a long quotation | STF |
| <body> | Defines the body element | STF |
| <br> | Inserts a single line break | STF |
| <button> | Defines a push button | STF |
| <caption> | Defines a table caption | STF |
| <center> | Deprecated. Defines centered text | TF |
| <cite> | Defines a citation | STF |
| <code> | Defines computer code text | STF |
| <col> | Defines attributes for table columns | STF |
| <colgroup> | Defines groups of table columns | STF |
| <dd> | Defines a definition description | STF |
| <del> | Defines deleted text | STF |
| <dir> | Deprecated. Defines a directory list | TF |
| <div> | Defines a section in a document | STF |
| <dfn> | Defines a definition term | STF |
| <dl> | Defines a definition list | STF |
| <dt> | Defines a definition term | STF |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text | STF |
| <fieldset> | Defines a fieldset | STF |
| <font> | Deprecated. Defines text font, size, and color | TF |
| <form> | Defines a form | STF |
| <frame> | Defines a sub window (a frame) | F |
| <frameset> | Defines a set of frames | F |
| <h1> to <h6> | Defines header 1 to header 6 | STF |
| <head> | Defines information about the document | STF |
| <hr> | Defines a horizontal rule | STF |
| <html> | Defines an html document | STF |
| <i> | Defines italic text | STF |
| <iframe> | Defines an inline sub window (frame) | TF |
| <img> | Defines an image | STF |
| <input> | Defines an input field | STF |
| <ins> | Defines inserted text | STF |
| <isindex> | Deprecated. Defines a single-line input field | TF |
| <kbd> | Defines keyboard text | STF |
| <label> | Defines a label for a form control | STF |
| <legend> | Defines a title in a fieldset | STF |
| <li> | Defines a list item | STF |
| <link> | Defines a resource reference | STF |
| <map> | Defines an image map | STF |
| <menu> | Deprecated. Defines a menu list | TF |
| <meta> | Defines meta information | STF |
| <noframes> | Defines a noframe section | TF |
| <noscript> | Defines a noscript section | STF |
| <object> | Defines an embedded object | STF |
| <ol> | Defines an ordered list | STF |
| <optgroup> | Defines an option group | STF |
| <option> | Defines an option in a drop-down list | STF |
| <p> | Defines a paragraph | STF |
| <param> | Defines a parameter for an object | STF |
| <pre> | Defines preformatted text | STF |
| <q> | Defines a short quotation | STF |
| <s> | Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text | TF |
| <samp> | Defines sample computer code | STF |
| <script> | Defines a script | STF |
| <select> | Defines a selectable list | STF |
| <small> | Defines small text | STF |
| <span> | Defines a section in a document | STF |
| <strike> | Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text | TF |
| <strong> | Defines strong text | STF |
| <style> | Defines a style definition | STF |
| <sub> | Defines subscripted text | STF |
| <sup> | Defines superscripted text | STF |
| <table> | Defines a table | STF |
| <tbody> | Defines a table body | STF |
| <td> | Defines a table cell | STF |
| <textarea> | Defines a text area | STF |
| <tfoot> | Defines a table footer | STF |
| <th> | Defines a table header | STF |
| <thead> | Defines a table header | STF |
| <title> | Defines the document title | STF |
| <tr> | Defines a table row | STF |
| <tt> | Defines teletype text | STF |
| <u> | Deprecated. Defines underlined text | TF |
| <ul> | Defines an unordered list | STF |
| <var> | Defines a variable | STF |
| <xmp> | Deprecated. Defines preformatted text | |
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