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All HTML Tags List

In this page contains all HTML tags list with description (cover latest HTML5 tags). The previous HTML version tags are always useful, but few tags are removed in HTML5 and few tags are introduce in HTML5. Following all HTML tags list with description alphabetically listed.

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HTML Tag List With Description

NEW — New tag introduce in HTML5
REMOVE — Not Support in HTML5
NEW / REMOVE — New Tag introduce in HTML5, But now yet support in HTML5

Tag	Description	In HTML5?
	Describe a comment text in the source code
	Defines a document type
	Specific a anchor (Hyperlink) Use for link in internal/external web documents.
	Describes an abbreviation (acronyms)
	Describes an acronyms	REMOVE
	Describes an address information
	Embedding an applet in HTML document	REMOVE
	Defines an area in an image map
	Defines an article	NEW
	Describes contain set(or write) on aside place in page contain	NEW
	Specific audio content	NEW
	Specific text weight bold
	Define a base URL for all the links with in a web page
	Describes a default font color, size, face in a document	REMOVE
	Define browser command, that command invoke as per client action	NEW / REMOVE
	Specific direction of text display
	Defines a big text	REMOVE
	Specifies a long quotation
	Defines a main section(body) part in HTML document
	Specific a single line break
	Specifies a press/push button
	Specifies the display graphics on HTML web documment	NEW
	Define a table caption
	Specifies a text is display in center align	REMOVE
	Specifies a text citation
	Specifies computer code text
	Specifies a each column within a element in table
	Defines a group of one or more columns inside table
	Define a command button, invoke as per user action	NEW
	Define a represent data in datagrid either list wise or tree wise	NEW / REMOVE
	Define a list of pre-defined options surrounding tag	NEW
	Defines a definition description in a definition list
	Specific text deleted in web document
	Define a additional details hide or show as per user action	NEW
	Define a definition team
	Define a chat conversation between one or more person	NEW / REMOVE
	Define a directory list	REMOVE
	Define a division part
	Define a definition list
	Define a definition team
	Define a text is emphasize format
	Define a embedding external application using a relative plug-in	NEW
	Defines a source of event generates to remote server	NEW / REMOVE
	Defines a grouping of related form elements
	Represents a caption text corresponding with a figure element	NEW
	Represents self-contained content corresponding with a element	NEW
	Defines a font size, font face and font color for its text	REMOVE
	Defines a footer section containing details about the author, copyright, contact us, sitemap, or links to related documents.	NEW
	Defines a form section that having interactive input controls to submit form information to a server.
	Defines frame window.	REMOVE
	Used to holds one or more elements.	REMOVE
to	Defines a Headings level from 1 to 6 different sizes.
	Defines header section of HTML document.
	Defines as a container that hold introductory content or navigation links.	NEW
	Defines the heading of a section that hold the h1 to h6 tags.	NEW / REMOVE
	Represent a thematic break between paragraph-level tags. It is typically draw horizontal line.
	Define a document is a HTML markup language
	Defines a italic format text
	Defines a inline frame that embedded external content into current web document.
	Used to insert image into a web document.
	Define a get information in selected input
	Used to indicate text that is inserted into a page and indicates changes to a document.
	Used to create a single line search prompt for querying the contents of the document.	REMOVE
	Used to identify text that are represents keyboard input.
	Used to generate signed certificate, which is used to authenticate to services.	NEW / REMOVE
	Used to caption a text label with a form element.
	Used to add a caption (title) to a group of related form elements that are grouped together into the tag.
	Define a list item either ordered list or unordered list.
	Used to load an external stylesheets into HTML document.
	Defines an clickable image map.
	Used to highlighted (marked) specific text.	NEW
	Used to display a unordered list of items/menu of commands.
	Used to provide structured metadata about a web page.
	Used to measure data within a given range.	NEW
	Used to defines group of navigation links.	NEW
	Used to provide a fallback content to the browser that does not support the element.	REMOVE
	Used to provide an fall-back content to the browser that does not support the JavaScript.
	Used to embedded objects such as images, audio, videos, Java applets, and Flash animations.
	Defines an ordered list of items.
	Used to create a grouping of options, the related options are grouped under specific headings.
	Represents option items within a , or element.
	Used for representing the result of a calculation.	NEW
	Used to represents a paragraph text.
	Provides parameters for embedded object element.
	Used to represents preformatted text.
	Represents the progress of a task.	NEW
	Represents the short quotation.
	Used to provide parentheses around fall-back content to the browser that does not support the ruby annotations.	NEW
	Specifies the ruby text of ruby annotation.	NEW
	Used to represents a ruby annotation.	NEW
	Text display in strikethrough style.
	Represents text that should be interpreted as sample output from a computer program.
	Defines client-side JavaScript.
	Used to divide a document into number of different generic section.	NEW
	Used to create a drop-down list.
	Used to makes the text one size smaller.
	Used to specifies multiple media resources.	NEW
	Used to grouping and applying styles to inline elements.
	Represents strikethrough text.	REMOVE
	Represents strong emphasis greater important text.
	Used to add CSS style to an HTML document.
	Represents inline subscript text.
	Represents inline superscript text.
	Used to defines a table in an HTML document.
	Used for grouping table rows.
	Used for creates standard data cell in HTML table.
	Create multi-line text input.
	Used to adding a footer to a table that containing summary of the table data.
	Used for creates header of a group of cell in HTML table.
	Used to adding a header to a table that containing header information of the table.
	Represents the date and/or time in an HTML document.	NEW
	Represents title to an HTML document.
	Defines a row of cells in a table.
	Represents text tracks for both the and tags.	NEW
	Represents teletype text.	REMOVE
	Represents underlined text.
	Defines an unordered list of items.
	Represents a variable in a computer program or mathematical equation.
	Used to embed video content.	NEW
	Defines a word break opportunity in a long string of text.	NEW

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List of all HTML5 tags and their descriptions

Here is a list of all HTML tags supported by the HTML5 standard, along with their descriptions, and if they require a closing tag. Unsupported tags are listed separately.

Page info tags

These tags are used to define the document type and add other information that may be useful to the browser or search engine. They generally do not affect the look and feel of the content.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	✓	Denotes a comment
	Specifies the document type
	Acts as the base URI for all relative URIs in the document
	✓	Surrounds the document’s metadata
	Used to specify an external resource, such as a stylesheet
	Specifies meta data related to the document
	✓	Used to specify the document’s styles
	✓	The document’s title

Page layout and classifier tags

These tags are used to define how the page looks like as a whole, or to classify content into different sections.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	✓	Specifies an article
	✓	Aside content separated from the main content
	✓	The document’s body
	✓	Specifies a section
	✓	The document’s footer
	✓	The document’s header
	Used as a separator in the content
	✓	The main HTML document
	✓	The main content of a document
	✓	Navigation bar
	✓	A section within the document

Tags used to style elements

The below tags are used to define how a particular piece of content will look.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	✓	Abbreviation or an acronym
	✓	Contact information
	✓	Bold text
	✓	Isolates text that may go in a different direction
	✓	Overrides the current text direction
	✓	Section quoted from another source
	A single line break
	✓	A table caption
	✓	Title of a work
	✓	A piece of computer code
	Column properties for each column within a element
	✓	Group of one or more columns in a table for formatting
	✓	Machine-readable translation of a given content
	✓	Description of a term in a description list
	✓	Deleted text
	✓	Additional details that can be hidden
	✓	A term that is going to be defined within the content
	✓	A description list
	✓	A term in a description list
	✓	Emphasized text
	✓	Caption for a element
	✓	Biggest HTML heading
	✓	Level 2 HTML heading
	✓	Level 3 HTML heading
	✓	Level 4 HTML heading
	✓	Level 5 HTML heading
	✓	Level 6 HTML heading
	✓	Alternative text
	✓	Text that has been inserted into a document
	✓	Keyboard input
	✓	A list item
	✓	Marked/highlighted text
	✓	A gauge
	✓	Alternative content if client-side scripts are not supported
	✓	An ordered list
	✓	The result of a calculation
	✓	A paragraph
	✓	Preformatted text
	✓	Progress of a task
	✓	A short quotation
	✓	Alternative for browsers that do not support ruby annotations
	✓	Explanation of characters
	✓	Defines a ruby annotation
	✓	Text that is no longer correct
	✓	Sample output from a computer program
	✓	Specifies smaller text
	✓	Specifies a section in a document
	✓	Specifies important text
	✓	Subscripted text
	✓	Visible heading for a element
	✓	Superscripted text
	✓	Specifies a table
	✓	Groups the body content in a table
	✓	Defines a cell in a table
	✓	Container for content that should be hidden when the page loads
	✓	Groups footer content in a table
	✓	A header cell in a table
	✓	Groups the header content in a table
	✓	Specifies a specific time
	✓	A row in a table
	✓	Text that is unarticulated and styled differently from normal text
	✓	An unordered list
	✓	A variable
	✓	Specifies a possible line-break

Forms and input tags

These tags are used to display and collect forms and other user input.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	✓	Clickable button
	✓	List of pre-defined options for input controls
	✓	A dialog box or window
	✓	Groups related elements in a form
	✓	HTML form for user input
	An input control
	✓	Label for an element
	✓	Caption for a element
	✓	Group of related options in a drop-down list
	✓	An option in a drop-down list
	✓	Drop-down list
	✓	A multiline input text area

Interact with external resources

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	✓	A hyperlink
	Container for an external application
	✓	Inline frame
	✓	Container for an external application
	Parameter for an object
	✓	Loads a client-side script

Photo, audio, and video content tags

These tags are used to load or display multimedia content, such as photos, and videos.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Description
	Area inside an image map
	✓	Embedded sound content
	✓	Used for drawing graphics
	✓	Self-contained visual content
	Specifies an image
	✓	Used to create an image map
	✓	Container for multiple image resources
	Media resources for and elements
	✓	Container for SVG graphics
	Tracks for and elements
	✓	Embedded video content

HTML tags unsupported by HTML5

These tags are either deprecated or unsupported by the HTML5 standard, and should not be used.

HTML Tag	Close Tag	Purpose	Description	Alternative
	✓	Layout	Used to specify an acronym
	✓	Layout	An embedded applet	or
	Style	Sets a default font, color, and size for all text	CSS
	✓	Style	Specifies big text	CSS
	✓	Layout	Centers any content it surrounds	CSS
	✓	Layout	A directory list
	✓	Style	Defines font, color, and size for text	CSS
	Layout	Specifies a window in a frameset	or
	✓	Layout	Specifies a set of frames	or
	✓	Layout	Alternate content if frames are not supported
	✓	Style	Strikethrough text	or or CSS
	✓	Style	Teletype text	or CSS

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