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HTML 5 tag Reference

March 11
by briancarter 11. March 2011 15:47

Below is a complete list of HTML 5 tags, in the next few I will provide you with a downloadable tag list so that you can learn HTML 5. As you will notice with the HTML 5 tags below there are several new code inclusions.

<comment>

Defines a comment

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5

<DOCTYPE>

Defines the document type

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5

<a>

Defines a hyperlink

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5

<abbr>

Defines an abbreviation

4

5

<acronym>

Not supported. Defines an acronym

4

 

<address>

Defines an address element

4

5

<applet>

Not supported. Defines an applet

4

 

<area>

Defines an area inside an image map

4

5

<article>

Defines an article

 

5

<aside>

Defines content aside from the page content

 

5

<audio>

Defines sound content

 

5

<b>

Defines bold text

4

5

<base>

Defines a base URL for all the links in a page

4

5

<basefont>

Not supported. Use CSS instead

4

 

<bdo>

Defines the direction of text display

4

5

<big>

Not supported. Defines big text

4

 

<blockquote>

Defines a long quotation

4

5

<body>

Defines the body element

4

5

<br>

Inserts a single line break

4

5

<button>

Defines a push button

4

5

<canvas>

Defines graphics

 

5

<caption>

Defines a table caption

4

5

<center>

Not supported. Defines centered text

4

 

<cite>

Defines a citation

4

5

<code>

Defines computer code text

4

5

<col>

Defines attributes for table columns

4

5

<colgroup>

Defines groups of table columns

4

5

<command>

Defines a command button

 

5

<datagrid>

Defines data in a tree-list

 

5

<datalist>

Defines a dropdown list

 

5

<datatemplate>

Defines a data template

 

5

<dd>

Defines a definition description

4

5

<del>

Defines deleted text

4

5

<details>

Defines details of an element

 

5

<dialog>

Defines a dialog (conversation)

 

5

<dir>

Not supported. Defines a directory list

4

 

<div>

Defines a section in a document

4

5

<dfn>

Defines a definition term

4

5

<dl>

Defines a definition list

4

5

<dt>

Defines a definition term

4

5

<em>

Defines emphasized text

4

5

<embed>

Defines external interactive content or plugin

 

5

<eventsource>

Defines a target for events sent by a server

 

5

<fieldset>

Defines a fieldset

4

5

<figure>

Defines a group of media content,

 

5

<font>

Deprecated. Defines text font, size, and color

4

 

<footer>

Defines a footer for a section or page

 

5

<form>

Defines a form

4

5

<frame>

Not supported. Defines a sub window

4

 

<frameset>

Not supported. Defines a set of frames

4

 

<h1> to <h6>

Defines header 1 to header 6

4

5

<head>

Defines information about the document

4

5

<header>

Defines a header for a section or page

 

5

<hr>

Defines a horizontal rule

4

5

<html>

Defines an html document

4

5

<i>

Defines italic text

4

5

<iframe>

Defines an inline sub window (frame)

4

5

<img>

Defines an image

4

5

<input>

Defines an input field

4

5

<ins>

Defines inserted text

4

5

<isindex>

Not supported. Defines a single-line

4

 

input field

     

<kbd>

Defines keyboard text

4

5

<label>

Defines a label for a form control

4

5

<legend>

Defines a title in a fieldset

4

5

<li>

Defines a list item

4

5

<link>

Defines a resource reference

4

5

<mark>

Defines marked text

 

5

<map>

Defines an image map

4

5

<menu>

Defines a menu list

4

5

<meta>

Defines meta information

4

5

<meter>

Defines measurement within a predefined range

 

5

<nav>

Defines navigation links

 

5

<nest>

Defines a nestingpoint in a datatemplate

 

5

<noframes>

Not supported. Defines a noframe section

4

 

<noscript>

Defines a noscript section

4

5

<object>

Defines an embedded object

4

5

<ol>

Defines an ordered list

4

5

<optgroup>

Defines an option group

4

5

<option>

Defines an option in a drop-down list

4

5

<output>

Defines some types of output

 

5

<p>

Defines a paragraph

4

5

<param>

Defines a parameter for an object

4

5

<pre>

Defines preformatted text

4

5

<progress>

Defines progress of a task of any kind

 

5

<q>

Defines a short quotation

4

5

<rule>

Defines the rules for updating a template

 

5

<s>

Not supported. Defines strikethrough text

4

 

<samp>

Defines sample computer code

4

5

<script>

Defines a script

4

5

<section>

Defines a section

 

5

<select>

Defines a selectable list

4

5

<small>

Defines small text

4

5

<source>

Defines media resources

 

5

<span>

Defines a section in a document

4

5

<strike>

Not supported. Defines strikethrough text

4

 

<strong>

Defines strong text

4

5

<style>

Defines a style definition

4

5

<sub>

Defines subscripted text

4

5

<sup>

Defines superscripted text

4

5

<table>

Defines a table

4

5

<tbody>

Defines a table body

4

5

<td>

Defines a table cell

4

5

<textarea>

Defines a text area

4

5

<tfoot>

Defines a table footer

4

5

<th>

Defines a table header

4

5

<thead>

Defines a table header

4

5

<time>

Defines a date/time

 

5

<title>

Defines the document title

4

5

<tr>

Defines a table row

4

5

<tt>

Not supported. Defines teletype text

4

 

<u>

Not supported. Defines underlined text

4

 

<ul>

Defines an unordered list

4

5

<var>

Defines a variable

4

5

<video>

Defines a video

 

5

<xmp>

Not supported. Defines preformatted text

4

 

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