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- HTML - Text Links
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- HTML - Email Links
- HTML - Frames
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- HTML - Blocks
- HTML - Backgrounds
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- HTML - Embed Multimedia
- HTML - Marquees
- HTML - Header
- HTML - Style Sheet
- HTML - Javascript
- HTML - Layouts
- HTML References
- HTML - Tags Reference
- HTML - Attributes Reference
- HTML - Events Reference
- HTML - Fonts Reference
- HTML - ASCII Codes
- ASCII Table Lookup
- HTML - Color Names
- HTML - Entities
- HTML - Fonts Ref
- HTML - Events Ref
- MIME Media Types
- HTML - URL Encoding
- Language ISO Codes
- HTML - Character Encodings
- HTML - Deprecated Tags
- HTML Resources
- HTML - Quick Guide
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HTML - Tag Reference
Following tags have been introduced in older versions of HTML but all the tags marked with 
are part of HTML-5.
| Tag | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|
| <!--...--> | Specifies a comment | |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Specifies the document type | |
| <a> | Specifies an anchor | |
| <abbr> | Specifies an abbreviation | |
| <acronym> | Specifies an acronym | |
| <address> | Specifies an address element | |
| <applet> | Deprecated. Specifies an applet | |
| <area> | Specifies an area inside an image map | |
| <article> | Specifies an article | |
| <aside> | Specifies some content loosely related to the page content. If it is removed, the remaining content still makes sense | |
| <audio> | Specifies a sound content | |
| <b> | Specifies bold text | |
| <base> | Specifies a base URL for all the links in a page | |
| <basefont> | Deprecated. Specifies a base font | |
| <bdo> | Specifies the direction of text display | |
| <bdi> | Represents text that must be isolated from its surrounding for bidirectional text formatting. It allows embedding a span of text with a different, or unknown, directionality | |
| <bgsound> | Specifies background music | |
| <big> | Specifies big text | |
| <blink> | Specifies a text which blinks | |
| <blockquote> | Specifies a long quotation | |
| <body> | Specifies the body element | |
| <br> | Inserts a single line break | |
| <button> | Specifies a push button | |
| <canvas> | For making graphics with a script | |
| <caption> | Specifies a table caption | |
| <center> | Deprecated. Specifies centered text | |
| <cite> | Specifies a citation | |
| <code> | Specifies computer code text | |
| <col> | Specifies attributes for table columns | |
| <colgroup> | Specifies groups of table columns | |
| <comment> | Puts a comment in the document | |
| <datalist> | A list of options for input values | |
| <dd> | Specifies a definition description | |
| <del> | Specifies deleted text | |
| <dfn> | Specifiesa definition term | |
| <dialog> | Specifiesa dialog box or window | |
| <dir> | Deprecated. Specifies a directory list | |
| <div> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <dl> | Specifies a definition list | |
| <dt> | Specifies a definition term | |
| <em> | Specifies emphasized text | |
| <embed> | Specifiesa container for an external (non-HTML) application | |
| <fieldset> | Specifies a fieldset | |
| <figcaption> | Specifiesa caption for a <figure> element | |
| <figure> | Specifies self-contained content | |
| <font> | Deprecated. Specifies text font, size, and color | |
| <footer> | Specifies a footer for a document or section | |
| <form> | Specifies a form | |
| <frame> | Specifies a sub window (a frame) | |
| <frameset> | Specifies a set of frames | |
| <h1> to <h6> | Specifies header 1 to header 6 | |
| <head> | Specifies information about the document | |
| <header> | Specifies a header for a document or section | |
| <hr> | Specifies a horizontal rule | |
| <html> | Specifies an html document | |
| <i> | Specifies italic text | |
| <iframe> | Specifies an inline sub window (frame) | |
| <ilayer> | Specifies an inline layer | |
| <img> | Specifies an image | |
| <input> | Specifies an input field | |
| <ins> | Specifies inserted text | |
| <isindex> | Deprecated. Specifies a single-line input field | |
| <kbd> | Specifies keyboard text | |
| <keygen> | Generate key information in a form | |
| <label> | Specifies a label for a form control | |
| <layer> | Specifies a layer | |
| <legend> | Specifies a title in a fieldset | |
| <li> | Specifies a list item | |
| <link> | Specifies a resource reference | |
| <main> | Specifies the main or important content in the document. There is only one |
|
| <map> | Specifies an image map | |
| <mark> | Specifies a text highlighted for reference purposes, that is for its relevance in another context | |
| <marquee> | Creates a scrolling-text marquee | |
| <menu> | Deprecated. Specifies a menu list | |
| <menuitem> | Specifies a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu | |
| <meta> | Specifies meta data of an html document which is not displayed on the page | |
| <meter> | Specifies a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) | |
| <multicol> | Specifies a multicolumn text flow | |
| <nav> | Specifies a section that contains only navigation links | |
| <nobr> | No breaks allowed in the enclosed text | |
| <noembed> | Specifies content to be presented by browsers that do not support the <embed>tag | |
| <noframes> | Specifies a noframe section | |
| <noscript> | Specifies a noscript section | |
| <object> | Specifies an embedded object | |
| <ol> | Specifies an ordered list | |
| <optgroup> | Specifies an option group | |
| <option> | Specifies an option in a drop-down list | |
| <output> | Specifies the result of a calculation | |
| <p> | Specifies a paragraph | |
| <param> | Specifies a parameter for an object | |
| <plaintext> | Deprecated. Render the remainder of the document as preformatted plain text | |
| <pre> | Specifies preformatted text | |
| <progress> | Specifies a completion progress of a task | |
| <q> | Specifies a short quotation | |
| <rp> | Specifies to show browsers that do not support the ruby element | |
| <rt> | Specifies an text ruby annotation | |
| <ruby> | Specifies an ruby annotation | |
| <s> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | |
| <samp> | Specifies sample computer code | |
| <script> | Specifies a script | |
| <section> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <select> | Specifies a selectable list | |
| <spacer> | Specifies a white space | |
| <small> | Specifies small text | |
| <source> | Specifies a media resources for media elements, defined inside video or audio elements | |
| <span> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <strike> | Deprecated. Specifies strikethrough text | |
| <strong> | Specifies strong text | |
| <style> | Specifies a style definition | |
| <sub> | Specifies subscripted text | |
| <summary> | Specifies a summary, caption, or legend for a given <details> | |
| <sup> | Specifies superscripted text | |
| <table> | Specifies a table | |
| <tbody> | Specifies a table body | |
| <td> | Specifies a table cell | |
| <textarea> | Specifies a text area | |
| <tfoot> | Specifies a table footer | |
| <th> | Specifies a table heading | |
| <thead> | Specifies a table header | |
| <time> | Specifies a date and time <details> | |
| <title> | Specifies the document title | |
| <tr> | Specifies a table row | |
| <track> | Specifies a text tracks used in mediaplayers | |
| <tt> | Specifies teletype text | |
| <u> | Deprecated. Specifies underlined text | |
| <ul> | Specifies an unordered list | |
| <var> | Specifies a variable | |
| <video> | Specifies a text tracks used in media players | |
| <wbr> | Indicates a potential word break point within a <nobr> section | |
| <xmp> | Deprecated. Specifies preformatted text |
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