HTML 4.0 Elements in Organizational Order
This page contains a list of all the W3C HTML 4.0 elements in Organizational order, with very brief information on each element, more in-depth reference on a element is just a click away. A list of all the W3C HTML 4.0 elements in Alphabetical order is also available.
| Elements |
Description |
Starting |
Ending |
|
| <HTML> |
HTML Document |
<HTML> |
</HTML> |
| <HEAD> |
Document Head |
<HEAD> |
</HEAD> |
| <BODY> |
Document Body |
<BODY> |
</BODY> |
| <FRAMESET> |
Frameset |
<FRAMESET> |
</FRAMESET> |
|
<BASE> |
Document Base URL |
<BASE> |
|
| <LINK> |
Document relationship |
<LINK> |
|
| <ISINDEX> |
Input prompt |
<ISINDEX> |
|
| <META> |
Metadata |
<META> |
|
| <SCRIPT> |
Client-side script |
<SCRIPT> |
</SCRIPT> |
| <STYLE> |
Embedded style |
<STYLE> |
</STYLE> |
| <TITLE> |
Document title |
<TITLE> |
</TITLE> |
|
| <ADDRESS> |
Address |
<ADDRESS> |
</ADDRESS> |
| <BLOCKQUOTE> |
Block quotation |
<BLOCKQUOTE> |
</BLOCKQUOTE> |
| <CENTER> |
Centered text |
<CENTER> |
</CENTER> |
| <DEL> |
Deleted text |
<DEL> |
</DEL> |
| <DIV> |
Generic block level container |
<DIV> |
</DIV> |
| <H1> |
Level 1 heading |
<H1> |
</H1> |
| <H2> |
Level 2 heading |
<H2> |
</H2> |
| <H3> |
Level 3 heading |
<H3> |
</H3> |
| <H4> |
Level 4 heading |
<H4> |
</H4> |
| <H5> |
Level 5 heading |
<> |
</> |
| <H6> |
Level 6 heading |
<> |
</> |
| <HR> |
Horizontal Rule |
<HR> |
|
| <INS> |
Inserted text |
<INS> |
</INS> |
| <ISINDEX> |
Input prompt |
<ISINDEX> |
|
| <NOSCRIPT> |
Alternate Script content |
<NOSCRIPT> |
</NOSCRIPT> |
| <P> |
Paragraph |
<P> |
</P> |
| <PRE> |
Preformatted text |
<PRE> |
</PRE> |
|
| <DIR> |
Directory list |
<DIR> |
</DIR> |
| <DL> |
Definition list |
<DL> |
</DL> |
| <DT> |
Definition term |
<DT> |
</DT> |
| <DD> |
Definition description |
<DD> |
</DD> |
| <LI> |
List item |
<LI> |
</LI> |
| <MENU> |
Menu list |
<MENU> |
</MENU> |
| <OL> |
Ordered list |
<OL> |
</OL> |
| <UL> |
Unordered list |
<UL> |
</UL> |
|
| <TABLE> |
Table |
<TABLE> |
</TABLE> |
| <CAPTION> |
Table caption |
<CAPTION> |
</CAPTION> |
| <COL> |
Table column |
<COL> |
|
| <COLGROUP> |
Table column group |
<COLGROUP> |
</COLGROUP> |
| <TBODY> |
Table body |
<TBODY> |
</TBODY> |
| <THEAD> |
Table head |
<THEAD> |
</THEAD> |
| <TH> |
Table header cell |
<TH> |
</TH> |
| <TR> |
Table row |
<TR> |
</TR> |
| <TD> |
Table data cell |
<TD> |
</TD> |
| <TFOOT> |
Table foot |
<TFOOT> |
</TFOOT> |
|
| <FORM> |
Interactive form |
<FORM> |
</FORM> |
| <BUTTON> |
Button |
<BUTTON> |
</BUTTON> |
| <FIELDSET> |
From control group |
<FIELDSET> |
</FIELDSET> |
| <LEGEND> |
Fieldset caption |
<LEGEND> |
</LEGEND> |
| <INPUT> |
Form input |
<INPUT> |
|
| <LABEL> |
From field label |
<LABEL> |
</LABEL> |
| <SELECT> |
Option selector |
<SELECT> |
</SELECT> |
| <OPTGROUP> |
Option group |
<OPTGROUP> |
</OPTGROUP> |
| <OPTION> |
Menu option |
<OPTION> |
</OPTION> |
| <TEXTAREA> |
Multi-line text input |
<TEXTAREA> |
</TEXTAREA> |
|
| <A> |
Anchor |
<A> |
</A> |
| <Applet> |
Java Applet |
<Applet> |
</Applet> |
| <BASEFONT> |
Base font change |
<BASEFONT> |
|
| <BDO> |
BiDi override |
<BDO> |
</BDO> |
| <BR> |
Line break |
<BR> |
|
| <FONT> |
Font change |
<FONT> |
</FONT> |
| <IFRAME> |
In-line frame |
<IFRAME> |
</IFRAME> |
| <IMG> |
In-line image |
<IMG> |
</IMG> |
| <MAP> |
Image map |
<MAP> |
</MAP> |
| <AREA> |
Image map region |
<AREA> |
|
| <OBJECT> |
Object |
<OBJECT> |
</OBJECT> |
| <PARAM> |
Object parameter |
<PARAM> |
|
| <Q> |
Short quotation |
<Q> |
</Q> |
| <SCRIPT> |
Client-side Script |
<SCRIPT> |
</SCRIPT> |
| <SPAN> |
Generic in-line container |
<SPAN> |
</SPAN> |
| <SUB> |
Subscript |
<SUB> |
</SUB> |
| <SUP> |
Superscript |
<SUP> |
</SUP> |
|
| <ABBR> |
Abbreviation |
<ABBR> |
</ABBR> |
| <ACRONYM> |
Acronym |
<ACRONYM> |
</ACRONYM> |
| <CITE> |
Citation |
<CITE> |
</CITE> |
| <CODE> |
Computer code |
<CODE> |
</CODE> |
| <DEL> |
Deleted text |
<DEL> |
</DEL> |
| <DFN> |
Defined term |
<DFN> |
</DFN> |
| <EM> |
Emphasis |
<EM> |
</EM> |
| <INS> |
Inserted text |
<INS> |
</INS> |
| <KBD> |
Text to be input |
<KBD> |
</KBD> |
| <SAMP> |
Sample output |
<SAMP> |
</SAMP> |
| <STRONG> |
Strong emphasis |
<STRONG> |
</STRONG> |
| <VAR> |
Variable |
<VAR> |
</VAR> |
|
| <B> |
Bold text |
<B> |
</B> |
| <BIG> |
Large text |
<BIG> |
</BIG> |
| <I> |
Italic text |
<I> |
</I> |
| <S> |
Strike-through text |
<S> |
</S> |
| <SMALL> |
Small text |
<SMALL> |
</SMALL> |
| <STRIKE> |
Strike-through text |
<STRIKE> |
</STRIKE> |
| <TT> |
Teletype text |
<TT> |
</TT> |
| <U> |
Underlined text |
<U> |
</U> |
|
| <FRAMESET> |
Frameset |
<FRAMESET> |
</FRAMESET> |
| <FRAME> |
Frame |
<FRAME> |
|
| <NOFRAMES> |
Frames alternate content |
<NOFRAMES> |
</NOFRAMES> |
