A Complete HTML Tags List Alphabetically Ordered
In this lesson, you will see a complete HTML Tags List. I have arranged this list very simple for beginners. A complete HTML tags list essential for web designing and web development.
Basically HTML statement consists of HTML tags or elements. HTML Tags also called HTML elements used for creating a basic HTML page with text, headings, title, paragraphs and list etc.
HTML elements are not case sensitive. It must be closed in a < & > brackets, e.g. <starting tag> write some text </ending tag>. Some elements have no ending element, e.g. line break element <br> which has no ending element.
This is a complete HTML tags list consists of HTML5 new elements, while some elements are not supported by HTML5.
Complete HTML Tags List Commonly used:
| Tag | Description & Function |
| <!–…–> | Defines a comment, used to hide something from the browser |
| <!DOCTYPE> | The document type |
| <a> | An ANCHOR tag to create a hyperlink to another web page with HREF attribute |
| <abbr> | An abbreviation or an acronym as “Inc.”, “etc.” |
| <acronym> | Defines an acronym |
| <address> | A signature or general information about a document’s author |
| <applet> | Applet tag used to embedded Java application in HTML document |
| <area> | Define an area tag used to define a section for an image |
| <article> | Define an article tag |
| <aside> | Aside tag to define some text outside the document |
| <audio> | Audio tag used to sound the content |
| <b> | Bold tag used to the bold text within a document |
| <base> | BASE tag indicates and defines the base URL of the current document |
| <basefont> | Base font tag specifies a default font for all text in a web document BASE FONT is not supported in HTML5, use CSS code instead |
| <bdi> | BDI stands for Bi-Directional Isolation. |
| <bdo> | BDO tag specifies to display the current text direction, e.g. left to right or right to left |
| <bgsound> | BGSOUND tag defines a background sound for a webpage as soon as it displayed. |
| <big> | The big tag defines larger text than normal BIG tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS code instead |
| <blockquote> | Blockquote tag defines a section that is quoted from another source or surrounding text |
| <blink> | Blink tag use to blink the text in an irritation manner |
| <body> | BODY tag defines and closes the body of the HTML document |
| <br> | BR tag uses to defines a single line break |
| <button> | Button tag uses to create a clickable button within a form |
| <canvas> | The canvas tag is used to draw container via scripting for graphics |
| <caption> | Caption tag add a caption to a table |
| <center> | center tag is used to center text or image CENTER tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS code instead |
| <cite> | Cite tag defines citation of a work |
| <code> | Defines a piece of computer code sample (usually courier) |
| <col> | COL tag specifies column properties for each column within a table |
| <colgroup> | Colgroup tag is used to group one or more columns in a table |
| <datalist> | Detail tag specifies a list of pre-defined options for an <input> controls |
| <dd> | DD tag specifies for definition description in dl and dt tags |
| <del> | DEL tag is used to define the deleted text in the document |
| <details> | DETAIL tag is used to defines additional details to document that user can view or hide it |
| <dfn> | A definition of a term |
| <dialog> | DIALOG tag is used to defines a popup dialog box or window |
| <dir> | DIR tag is used to defines a directory list DIR tag is not supported in HTML5, use <ul> tag instead |
| <div> | DIV tag is used to defines a logical section/division in a web document to be formatted |
| <dl> | DL tag is used to defines a definition or glossary list |
| <dt> | DT tag is a defined term, as part of the definition list |
| <em> | EM tag defines emphasized text (usually italic) |
| <embed> | EMBED tag Defines a container for an external (non-HTML) application |
| <fieldset> | Groups related elements in a form |
| <figcaption> | |
| <figure> | Specifies self-contained content |
| <font> | Defines font, color, and size for enclosed text FONT tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS code instead |
| <footer> | Defines a footer for a document or section |
| <form> | Defines an HTML input form |
| <frame> | Defines a window (a frame) in a frameset FRAME is not supported in HTML5. |
| <frameset> | Defines a set of frames which divides the main window into frames and display a separate document FRAMESET is not supported in HTML5. |
| <h1> to <h6> | Defines HTML six headings styles, i.e. <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6> |
| <head> | HEAD tag encloses the head and provide information about the HTML document |
| <header> | Defines a header for a document or section |
| <hr> | A horizontal rule line |
| <html> | HTML tags is a root of an HTML document and encloses the entire HTML document |
| <i> | Italic text |
| <iframe> | Defines an inline frame |
| <img> | Insert an inline image into the document |
| <input> | Defines an input control for a form |
| <ins> | A text that has been inserted into a document |
| <kbd> | Keyboard input to be types usually courier |
| <keygen> | A key-pair generator field (for forms) |
| <label> | Defines a label for an <input> element |
| <legend> | |
| <li> | |
| <link> | The link between this document and other external document (link to style sheets) |
| <main> | Specifies the main content of a document |
| <map> | Defines a client-side image-map |
| <mark> | Marked/highlighted text |
| <menu> | Defines a menu list of items |
| <menuitem> | Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu |
| <meta> | META tag indicates metadata / meta information about an HTML document, i.e. keywords for search engines. Meta information isusually in the form of a key / value used in document <head> |
| <meter> | Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| <nav> | Defines navigation links |
| <nobr> | Cases the enclosed text not to wrap at the edge of the page |
| <noframes> | Defines an alternate content for users that do not support frames NOFRAMES tag is not supported in HTML5. |
| <noscript> | Defines an alternate document body in <framset> that don’t support frames usually encloses <body> |
| <object> | Defines an embedded object, image, video, java applet |
| <ol> | Defines an ordered (numbered) list |
| <optgroup> | A group of related options in a drop-down list |
| <option> | Defines a possible items in a drop-down list within a <select> |
| <output> | The result of a calculation |
| <p> | P tag is used to define a plain paragraph. The closing tag </p> is optional |
| <param> | Defines a parameter for an object |
| <picture> | Defines a container for multiple image resources |
| <pre> | Defines preformatted text (exact line ending and spacing will be preserved) |
| <progress> | Represents the progress of a task |
| <q> | Defines a short quotation |
| <rp> | What to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations |
| <rt> | Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography) |
| <ruby> | Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography) |
| <s> | Defines text that is no longer correct |
| <samp> | Defines sample text (not commonly used) |
| <script> | Defines an interoperated script |
| <section> | Defines a section in a document |
| <select> | Defines a drop-down list of different items |
| <small> | Defines text slightly smaller than normal |
| <source> | |
| <span> | Defines a section in a document |
| <strike> | Defines strikethrough line in text STRIKE tag is not supported in HTML5. Use <del> or <s> tags instead |
| <strong> | Define stronger emphasis important text (usually bold) |
| <style> | Defines style information for a document |
| <sub> | Defines subscript, e.g. x2 |
| <summary> | Defines a visible heading for a <details> element |
| <sup> | Defines superscript, e.g. x2 |
| <table> | Defines a table contains caption, rows and columns |
| <tbody> | Groups the body content in a table |
| <td> | Defines a table data cell |
| <textarea> | Defines a multiline input control (text area) |
| <tfoot> | Groups the footer content in a table |
| <th> | Defines a header cell in a table with text align |
| <thead> | Defines groups of the header content in a HTML table |
| <time> | Defines a date & time |
| <title> | Indicates title for the document used within <head> |
| <tr> | Defines a row in a table contains heading <th> |
| <track> | Defines text tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <tt> | Defines typewriter (monospaced) text font TT tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS code instead |
| <u> | Defines text that should be stylistically different from normal text (usually underline) |
| <ul> | Defines an unordered (bulleted) list |
| <var> | Defines a variable for some other value |
| <video> | Defines a video in HTML documents such as a movie or video clips |
| <wbr> | Defines a possible line break or wraps the text at the specific point |
