HTML5 Tags

February 10, 2021 7:26 pm IST

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HTML5 Tags

The following are the list of tags available in HTML5.

Attribute	Explanation
<!--comment-->	Add comments in the HTML code.
<!DOCTYPE html>	Helps the browser to determine which version your html file belongs.
<a>	Defines a hyperlink.
<abbr>	Defines an abbreviation or acronym.
<address>	Defines the contact information for the author/organisation relevant to the current site, document or an article.
<area>	Defines a clickable region on an image-map.
<article>	Specifies a self-contained piece of independent content in a page, which is intended to be distributable or reusable to other websites and platforms as a stand-alone unit.
<aside>	Defines a portion of a document whose content is only indirectly related to the document's main content.
<audio>	Adds audio files to an HTML document.
<b>	Make the enclosed text to appear bold, without any extra importance.
<base>	Specifies the base URL to use for all relative URLs contained within a document.
<bdi>	Isolates a part of text from its surroundings for the purposes of bidirectional text formatting.
<bdo>	Overrides the current directionality of text.
<blockquote>	Indicates long quotations.
<body>	Represents the content of an HTML document.
<br>	Inserts a line break in text.
<button>	Create a clickable HTML button.
<canvas>	Draws graphics via JavaScript.
<caption>	Defines a caption to an HTML table.
<cite>	Defines the title of a work.
<code>	Indicates a piece of computer code.
<col>	Specifies a column within a table.
<colgroup>	Specifies a group of columns within a table.
<data>	Links a given content with a machine-readable translation.
<datalist>	Specifies a list of <option> elements that is used as an autocompletion values for an associated <input> element.
<dd>	Describes about the preceding term (<dt>) in the description list (<dl>).
<del>	Specifies a range of text that has been deleted from a document.
<details>	Represents additional details that the user can view or hide on demand.
<dfn>	Indicates a definition of the term.
<dialog>	Specifies a dialog box or window.
<div>	Defines a section of a HTML document.
<dl>	Specifies a description list.
<dt>	Specifies a term in a description or definition list.
<em>	Renders text as emphasized text.
<embed>	Adds an external application or interactive content such as Flash-based object into an HTML.
<fieldset>	Used to group related fields in an HTML form.
<figcaption>	Defines a caption for a <figure> element.
<figure>	Specifies self-contained content related to the main content, such as an image, table, list, chart, etc.
<footer>	Defines the footer of an HTML document or nearest section.
<form>	Creates an HTML form for user input.
<h1> to <h6>	Specifies the HTML headings.
<head>	A container to hold lots of metadata information about the content of the page.
<header>	Contains the introductory contents or navigational links.
<hr>	Defines a thematic break between paragraph-level elements.
<html>	Tells the browser to treat this file as as HTML document.
<i>	Specifies the text in an alternate voice or mood, or otherwise offset from the normal prose.
<iframe>	Embeds another document into the current HTML document.
<img>	Adds an image into a document.
<input>	Creates form fields that accept single-line user input.
<ins>	Specifies a range of text that has been added to a document.
<kbd>	Indicates the text to be entered by the user.
<label>	Defines a caption for a <button>, <input>, <meter>, <output>, <progress>, <select>, or <textarea> element.
<legend>	Specifies a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>.
<li>	Defines a list item.
<link>	Defines a relationship between an HTML document and an external resources (CSS stylesheets).
<main>	Defines the main content of the <body> of a document.
<map>	Contains one or more <area> elements to define an image-map.
<mark>	Used to mark or highlight the relevant text in the content.
<meta>	Adds machine-readable information to an HTML document.
<meter>	Specifies either a scalar value within a known range or a fractional value.
<nav>	Specifies a section of a page whose purpose is to provide navigation links.
<noscript>	Provides alternative content for user who disabled scripts in their browser or or have a browsers that don't support script.
<object>	Embeds an object in an HTML document.
<ol>	Defines an ordered list of items.
<optgroup>	Create a group of options within a <select> element.
<option>	Define an item contained in the <select> tag, an <optgroup> tag, or a <datalist> tag.
<output>	Represents the result of a calculation or the outcome of a user action.
<p>	Defines a paragraph.
<param>	Defines parameters for an <object> element.
<picture>	Provides versions of an image for different display/device scenarios.
<pre>	Represents preformatted text.
<progress>	Displays an indicator showing the completion progress of a task.
<q>	Defines a short inline quotation.
<rb>	Delimits the base text component of a <ruby> annotation i.e., The <rb> element is used to separate out each segment of the ruby base text.
<rp>	Provides fall-back parentheses for browsers that do not support display of ruby annotations using the <ruby> element.
<rt>	Specifies the ruby text component of a ruby annotation, which is used to provide pronunciation, translation, or transliteration information for East Asian typography.
<rtc>	Marks a ruby text container for ruby text components in a ruby annotation.
<ruby>	Specifies a ruby annotation.
<s>	Specifies text that are no longer relevant or no longer accurate.
<samp>	Represents sample output from a computer program.
<script>	Adds JavaScript code in an HTML document.
<section>	Defines sections in a document.
<select>	Specifies a drop-down that provides a menu of options.
<small>	Defines smaller text.
<source>	Specifies multiple media resources for the <audio>, the <video> element, or the <picture> element.
<span>	Groups inline-elements in a document.
<strong>	Indicates that its content is very important.
<style>	Add CSS style rules to an HTML document.
<sub>	Defines subscript text. For example, CO2, H2O, etc.
<summary>	Specifies a summary for a <details> element. The summary can be clicked to view/hide the details.
<sup>	Defines superscript text. For example, 52, 3rd, etc.
<svg>	Used as a container for SVG graphics.
<table>	Specifies an HTML table.
<tbody>	Specifies a body content in an HTML table.
<td>	Specifies a data cell in an HTML table.
<template>	Holds the HTML content hidden from the browser.
<textarea>	Defines a multi-line plain-text editing control.
<tfoot>	Specifies a footer content in an HTML table.
<th>	Specifies a header cell in an HTML table.
<thead>	Specifies a header content in an HTML table.
<time>	Defines a human-readable specific period in time.
<title>	Specifies the title of a web page.
<tr>	Specifies a row in an HTML table.
<track>	Used as a child of an <audio> or <video> element to specify timed text tracks, for example to automatically handle subtitles.
<u>	Underlines the enclose text within it.
<ul>	Defines an unordered list of items.
<var>	Specifies the name of a variable in programming context.
<video>	Adds video files to an HTML document.
<wbr>	Specifies a text break opportunity.