Complete HTML/xHTML Tag Reference (39/88 tags documented)
A comprehensive guide to all HTML and xHTML tags, with instructions on:
- where and how to use HTML tags appropriately
- which tags are current, and which have better modern alternatives
- tips & tricks for writing better markup and accessibility
HTML/xHTML tags grouped by: Family / Importance / A-Z alphabetical list
Content structure tags (summary)
HTML Tables (summary)
HTML Lists (summary)
- unordered list <ul>
- ordered list <ol>
- list item <li>
- definition list <dl>
- definition term <dt>
- definition definition <dd>
- directory list <dir> (deprecated)
- menu list <menu> (deprecated)
HTML Document structure (summary)
- document head <head>
- document body <body>
- page title <title>
- base reference <base>
- metadata <meta>
- head link <link>
Forms (summary)
- <form>
- <fieldset>
- fieldset legend <legend>
- <button>
- form input <input>
- <textarea>
- <label>
- selection list dropdown <select>
- selection list option <option>
- option group <optgroup>
Text formatting & text structure tags (summary)
- Heading tags <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6>,
- paragraph <p>
- <br />
- <title>
- <code>
- emphasis <em>
- horizontal rule <hr>
- preformatted text <pre>
- teletype <tt>
- strong emphasis <strong>
- subscript <sub>
- superscript <sup>
- deleted text <del>
- inserted text <ins>
Quote tags
Hint tags
Links and anchors
Images, movies, and other plugins
CSS style
Script
Frameset tags (summary)
Old & deprecated HTML tags
- <address> (better alternatives)
- <applet> (deprecated)
- <basefont> (deprecated)
- <big> (better alternatives)
- <blink> (bad)
- bold <b> (better alternatives)
- <center> (deprecated)
- <font> (deprecated)
- <isindex> (deprecated)
- italic <i> (better alternatives)
- keyboard input <kbd> (old)
- <marquee> (bad)
- sample output <samp> (old)
- strikeout <s> / <strike> (deprecated)
- <small> (better alternatives)
- underline <u> (deprecated)
- computer code variable <variable> (old)
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