Element | Description |
<!- --> | Comment |
<!DOCTYPE...> | Document's DTD type |
<A> | Define hyperlink or target |
<ABBR> | Abbreviation style |
<ACRONYM> | Define acronym |
<ADDRESS> | Return-address format |
<APPLET> | Embed Java applet |
<AREA> | Create hot spot on image map |
<B> | Boldface text |
<BASE> | Default URL or frame |
<BASEFONT> | Default font size |
<BDO> | Bidirectional override |
<BGSOUND> | Define background sound in MS IE |
<BIG> | Make text relatively large |
<BLINK> | Make text blink |
<BLOCKQUOTE> | Indent text |
<BODY> | Main content of document |
<BR> | Break to next line |
<BUTTON> | On-screen button |
<CAPTION> | Table caption |
<CENTER> | Center text or image |
<CITE> | Show in citation format |
<CODE> | Monospace text |
<COL> | Table column |
<COLGROUP> | Column group |
<COMMENT> | Programmer comment |
<DD> | Definition description |
<DEL> | Deleted text |
<DFN> | Defining instance of a term |
<DIR> | Directory list |
<DIV> | Define division of content in document |
<DL> | Definition list |
<DT> | Definition term |
<EM> | Emphasize text |
<EMBED> | Embed plug-in |
<FIELDSET> | Frame page elements |
<FONT> | Set font face, color, size |
<FORM> | Define a form |
<FRAME> | Define one frame |
<FRAMESET> | Define frames |
<H1..H6> | Display as heading |
<HEAD> | Define page header |
<HR> | Horizontal rule |
<HTML> | Outermost tag |
<I> | Italics |
<IFRAME> | Inline frame |
<ILAYER> | Inline layer |
<IMG> | Graphic image |
<INPUT> | Form field |
<INS> | Inserted text |
<ISINDEX> | Searchable index |
<KBD> | Keyboard format |
<KEYGEN> | Generate public key materials |
<LABEL> | Label form control |
<LAYER> | Define a netscape layer |
<LEGEND> | Set of fields in FIELDSET element |
<LI> | List item |
<LINK> | Embed external file |
<LISTING> | No longer used |
<MAP> | Image map info |
<MARQUEE> | Define scrolling text (MS IE) |
<MENU> | List of items |
<META> | Document header info |
<MULTICOL> | Newspaper-style columns |
<NOBR> | No break |
<NOEMBED> | Alternative to embedded font |
<NOFRAMES> | Content for frame-dead browsers |
<NOLAYER> | Alternative for layer |
<NOSCRIPT> | Text for non-JavaScript browsers |
<OBJECT> | Embed object |
<OL> | Numbered list |
<OPTGROUP> | Option group |
<OPTION> | Select box option |
<P> | Paragraph |
<PARAM> | Java applet parameter |
<PLAINTEXT> | Obsolete |
<PRE> | Preformatted text |
<Q> | Short quotation |
<S> | Strikeout |
<SAMP> | Sample format |
<SCRIPT> | Client-side script |
<SELECT> | Drop-down list |
<SERVER> | Server-side script |
<SMALL> | Smaller text |
<SPACER> | Insert blank space |
<SPAN> | Small span of content |
<STRIKE> | Strikeout text |
<STRONG> | Bold text |
<STYLE> | CSS Style definition |
<SUB> | Subscript |
<SUP> | Superscript |
<TABLE> | Define table |
<TBODY> | Table Body |
<TD> | Table cell |
<TEXTAREA> | Large form field |
<TFOOT> | Table footer |
<TH> | Table heading |
<THEAD> | Table heading |
<TITLE> | Titlebar title |
<TR> | Table row |
<TT> | Typewriter font |
<U> | Underline |
<UL> | Bulleted list |
<VAR> | Variable font |
<WBR> | Word break |
<XMP> | Obsolete |
<html>
<head>
<title>Document name goes here</title>
</head>
</html>
<h2> . . . </h2>
<h3> . . . </h3>
<h4> . . . </h4>
<h5> . . . </h5>
<h6>Smallest Heading</h6>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>someheader</th>
<th>someheader</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sometext</td>
<td>sometext</td>
</tr>
</table>
<frameset cols="25%,75%">
<frame src="page1.htm">
<frame src="page2.htm">
</frameset>
<input type="text" name="lastname"
value="Nixon" size="30" maxlength="50">
<input type="password">
<input type="checkbox" checked="checked">
<input type="radio" checked="checked">
<input type="submit">
<input type="reset">
<input type="hidden">
<select>
<option>Apples
<option selected>Bananas
<option>Cherries
</select>
<textarea name="Comment" rows="60"
cols="20"></textarea>
</form>
<!-- This is a comment -->
<blockquote>
Text quoted from some source.
</blockquote>
<address>
Address 1<br>
Address 2<br>
City<br>
</address>