Anchor (hyperlink) — creates clickable links
HTML Elements A-Z
HTML Elements A-Z
Section titled “HTML Elements A-Z”Quick reference to all HTML elements, sorted alphabetically. Click any element to see full documentation with examples.
Abbreviation — marks abbreviated text
Contact information for the author
Clickable area within an image map
Self-contained composition (blog post, news article)
Tangentially related content (sidebars)
Embedded audio content
Bring attention to text (bold appearance)
Base URL for relative URLs in document
Bi-directional isolation
Bi-directional override
Extended quotation from another source
Document body — contains visible content
Line break
Clickable button
Graphics drawing surface
Table caption/title
Citation — title of a work
Inline code fragment
Column properties in a table
Group of table columns
Machine-readable data value
Predefined options for input
Description in a description list
Deleted text (strikethrough)
Disclosure widget (expandable)
Definition of a term
Dialog box or modal
Generic container Description list Term in a description list Emphasis (typically italic) Embedded external content Group of form controls Caption for a figure Self-contained content with caption Footer for section or page Interactive form Headings — six levels of section titles Document metadata container Header for section or page Heading group Thematic break (horizontal rule) Root element of an HTML document Idiomatic text (typically italic) Inline frame — embedded document Image Form input control Inserted text Keyboard input Label for a form control Caption for a fieldset List item External resource link (CSS, icons) Main content of the document Image map definition Highlighted/marked text Menu list Metadata (charset, viewport, description) Scalar measurement (gauge) Navigation links Fallback for no JavaScript External object/resource Ordered list Group of options in select Option in select dropdown Result of a calculation Paragraph Responsive image container Preformatted text Progress indicator Inline quotation Ruby fallback parenthesis Ruby text annotation Ruby annotation (pronunciation guides) Strikethrough (no longer accurate) Sample computer output Executable script Search functionality container Generic standalone section Dropdown selection control Shadow DOM slot Side comment (fine print) Media source for audio/video/picture Generic inline container Strong importance (bold) Embedded CSS styles Subscript Summary for details element Superscript Data table Table body section Table data cell Content template Multi-line text input Table footer section Table header cell Table header section Date/time value Document title (in head) Table row Text track for media (captions) Unarticulated annotation (underline) Unordered list Variable in math/programming Embedded video content Word break opportunity These elements are obsolete and should not be used in new projects: Can’t find what you’re looking for? Try browsing by category or use the search.
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Deprecated Elements
Section titled “Deprecated Elements”
<center> — Use CSS text-align: center instead<font> — Use CSS font properties instead<marquee> — Use CSS animations instead<blink> — Never officially standardized<tt> — Use <code>, <kbd>, or <samp> instead