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HTML 5 Tag Reference

HTML 5 Declarations, Elements (HTML Tags) and Attributes

Types of tags in HTML 5

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HTML 5 Tag Reference
The <a> Tag
The <abbr> Tag
The <address> Tag
The <area/> Tag
The <article> Sectioning Tag
The <aside> Sectioning Tag
The <audio> Tag
The <b> Tag
The <base/> Tag
The <bb> Tag
The <bdo> Tag
The <blockquote> Tag
The <body> Tag
The <br/> Tag
The <button> Tag
The <canvas> Tag
The <caption> Tag
CDATA Sections
The <cite> Tag
The <code> Tag
The <col/> Tag
The <colgroup> Tag
The <command> Tag
Comments in HTML
The <datagrid> Tag
The <datalist> Tag
The <dd> Tag
The <del> Tag
The <details> Tag
The <dfn> Tag
The <dialog> Tag
The <div> Tag
The <dl> Tag
The <DOCTYPE> Declaration
The <dt> Tag
The <em> Tag
The <embed/> Tag
The <fieldset> Tag
The <figure> Tag
The <footer> Tag
The <form> Tag
Heading Tags in HTML 5
The <head> Tag
The <header> Tag
The <hgroup> Tag
The <hr/> Tag
The <html> Tag
The <i> Tag
The <iframe> Tag
The <img/> Tag
The <input/> Tag
The <ins> Tag
The <kbd> Tag
The <label> Tag
The <legend> Tag
The <li> Tag
The <link/> Tag
The <map> Tag
The <mark> Tag
The <menu> Tag
The <meta/> Tag
The <meter> Tag
The <nav> Sectioning Tag
The <noscript> Tag
The <object> Tag
The <ol> Tag
The <optgroup> Tag
The <option> Tag
The <output> Tag
The <p> Tag
The <param/> Tag
The <pre> Tag
The <progress> Tag
The <q> Tag
The <rdf:RDF> Tag
The <rp> Tag
The <rt> Tag
The <ruby> Tag
The <samp> Tag
The <script> Tag
The <section> Tag
The <select> Tag
The <small> Tag
The <source> Tag
The <span> Tag
The <strong> Tag
The <style> Tag
The <sub> Tag
The <sup> Tag
The <svg> Tag
The <table> Tag
The <tbody> Tag
The <td> Tag
The <textarea> Tag
The <tfoot> Tag
The <th> Tag
The <thead> Tag
The <time> Tag
The <title> Tag
The <tr> Tag
The <ul> Tag
The <var> Tag
The <video> Tag
The <wbr/> Tag
The <xml> Declaration
The <xml-stylesheet> Instruction
HTML 5 Tags for Embedded Content
HTML 5 Tags for Lists and Groups
HTML 5 Tags for Editing
HTML 5 Tags for Forms
HTML 5 Tags for Headings
HTML 5 Tags for Interactive Content
HTML 5 Tags for Metadata
HTML 5 Tags for Scripts
HTML 5 Tags for Sections
HTML 5 Tags for Semantic Markup
HTML 5 Tags for Style
HTML 5 Tags for Tables
The <a> Tag

The <a> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

More information, including differences between HTML 4 / XHTML and HTML 5: HTML <a> tag

The <abbr> Tag

The <abbr> tag in HTML 5

Acronyms should be enclosed by the HTML<abbr> tag.

Since an acronym can often have multiple meanings, acronyms used in HTML should be disambiguated to indicate which of the possible acronym definitions is the one that is intended. The easiest way to do this is simply find the term for the meaning of the acronym in the acronym directory, then click on the "usage" link for that term and copy-and-paste the code provided.

Examples

                                 <a href="http://www.Acronyms.net/terms/t/Three-Letter-Acronym/" title="Three Letter Acronym">
                                 
<abbr>TLA</abbr>
</a>

You can look up the HTML code for acronyms that you want to use in the Acronym Finder at Acronyms .net.

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The <address> Tag

The <address> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <area/> Tag

The <area/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <article> Sectioning Tag

The <article> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <aside> Sectioning Tag

The <aside> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <audio> Tag

The <audio> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <b> Tag

The <b> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <base/> Tag

The <base/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <bb> Tag

The <bb> tag in HTML 5

"browser button"

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <bdo> Tag

The <bdo> tag in HTML 5

(bi-directional text direction override)

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <blockquote> Tag

The <blockquote> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <body> Tag

The <body> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <br/> Tag

The <br/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <button> Tag

The <button> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <canvas> Tag

The <canvas> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <caption> Tag

The <caption> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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CDATA Sections

CDATA sections in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <cite> Tag

The <cite> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <code> Tag

The <code> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <col/> Tag

The <col/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <colgroup> Tag

The <colgroup> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <command> Tag

The <command> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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Comments in HTML

Comments in HTML 5

Examples

                                 <!--This is a comment!-->
                                 

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The <datagrid> Tag

The <datagrid> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <datalist> Tag

The <datalist> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <dd> Tag

The <dd> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <del> Tag

The <del> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <details> Tag

The <details> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <dfn> Tag

The <dfn> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <dialog> Tag

The <dialog> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <div> Tag

The <div> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <dl> Tag

The <dl> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <DOCTYPE> Declaration

The <DOCTYPE> declaration in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <dt> Tag

The <dt> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <em> Tag

The <em> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <embed/> Tag

The <embed/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <fieldset> Tag

The <fieldset> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <figure> Tag

The <figure> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <form> Tag

The <form> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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Heading Tags in HTML 5

Heading tags in HTML 5

<h1><h2><h3><h4><h5><h6>

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <hgroup> Tag

The <hgroup> tag in HTML 5

The <hgroup> tag is used to indicate which heading tags are the headings for a section and which ones are merely subheadings. The content of the first <hn > tag within the <hgroup> is the top level heading of the section and will be included in the document outline, while any additional headings in the same <hgroup> will be treated as subheadings that will only appear at the designated location on the page itself.

Examples

                                 <section>
                                 
<hgroup>
<h1>Main Heading</h1>
<h2>Subheading - Will Not Appear In Document Outline</h2>
</hgroup>
</section>

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The <hr/> Tag

The <hr/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <html> Tag

The <html> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <i> Tag

The <i> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <iframe> Tag

The <iframe> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <img/> Tag

The <img/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <input/> Tag

The <input/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <ins> Tag

The <ins> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <kbd> Tag

The <kbd> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <label> Tag

The <label> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <legend> Tag

The <legend> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <li> Tag

The <li> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <map> Tag

The <map> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <mark> Tag

The <mark> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <meta/> Tag

The <meta/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <meter> Tag

The <meter> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <noscript> Tag

The <noscript> tag in HTML 5

See avoid the noscript tag.

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <object> Tag

The <object> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <ol> Tag

The <ol> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <optgroup> Tag

The <optgroup> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <option> Tag

The <option> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <output> Tag

The <output> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <p> Tag

The <p> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <param/> Tag

The <param/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <pre> Tag

The <pre> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <progress> Tag

The <progress> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <q> Tag

The <q> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <rdf:RDF> Tag

The <rdf:RDF> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
                                 
... RDF content ...
</rdf:RDF>

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The <rp> Tag

The <rp> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <rt> Tag

The <rt> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <ruby> Tag

The <ruby> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <samp> Tag

The <samp> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <script> Tag

The <script> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <section> Tag

The <section> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <select> Tag

The <select> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <small> Tag

The <small> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <source> Tag

The <source> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <span> Tag

The <span> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <strong> Tag

The <strong> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <style> Tag

The <style> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <sub> Tag

The <sub> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <sup> Tag

The <sup> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <svg> Tag

The <svg> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <table> Tag

The <table> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <tbody> Tag

The <tbody> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <td> Tag

The <td> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <textarea> Tag

The <textarea> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <tfoot> Tag

The <tfoot> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <th> Tag

The <th> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <thead> Tag

The <thead> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <time> Tag

The <time> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <title> Tag

The <title> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <tr> Tag

The <tr> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <ul> Tag

The <ul> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <var> Tag

The <var> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <video> Tag

The <video> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <wbr/> Tag

The <wbr/> tag in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <xml> Declaration

The <xml> declaration in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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The <xml-stylesheet> Instruction

The <xml-stylesheet> instruction in HTML 5

Examples

                                 
                                 

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