This page lists all html elements included in the HTML 4.0 specification.
Selecting on the element names in the leftmost column will load a brief description, example and list of widely supported attributes† for each of the listed elements
ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION | SUPPORTED |
<a> | Anchor | NN3,IE3 |
<abbr> | Abbreviation | NN6.2, |
<acronym> | Acronym | NN6.2,IE4 |
<address> | Address Element | NN4,IE4 |
<applet> | Applet. Use <object> instead | NN2,IE3 |
<area> | Area Inside An Image Map | NN3,IE3 |
<b> | Bold Text | NN3,IE3 |
<base> | Base Url For All The Links In A Page | NN3,IE3 |
<basefont> | Base Font | NN3,IE3 |
<bdo> | Direction Of Text Display | NN6.2,IE5 |
<big> | Big Text | NN3,IE3 |
<blockquote> | Long Quotation | NN3,IE3 |
<body> | Body Element | NN3,IE3 |
<br> | Inserts A Single Line Break | NN3,IE3 |
<button> | Push Button | NN6.2,IE4 |
<caption> | Table Caption | NN3,IE3 |
<center> | Centered Text | NN3,IE3 |
<cite> | Citation | NN3,IE3 |
<code> | Computer Code Text | NN3,IE3 |
<col> | Attributes For Table Columns | IE3 |
<colgroup> | Groups Of Table Columns | IE3 |
<dd> | Definition Description | NN3,IE3 |
<del> | Deleted Text | NN6.2,IE4 |
<dir> | Directory List | NN3,IE3 |
<div> | Section In A Document | NN3,IE3 |
<dfn> | Definition Term | IE3 |
<dl> | Definition List | NN3,IE3 |
<dt> | Definition Term | NN3,IE3 |
<em> | Emphasized Text | NN3,IE3 |
<fieldset> | Fieldset | NN6.2,IE4 |
<font> | Font Face, Size, And Color Of Text | NN3,IE3 |
<form> | Form | NN3,IE3 |
<frame> | Sub Window A Frame | NN3,IE3 |
<frameset> | Set Of Frames | NN3,IE3 |
<h1> | Heading 1 | NN3,IE3 |
<h2> | Heading 2 | NN3,IE3 |
<h3> | Heading 3 | NN3,IE3 |
<h4> | Heading 4 | NN3,IE3 |
<h5> | Heading 5 | NN3,IE3 |
<h6> | Heading 6 | NN3,IE3 |
<head> | Document Head | NN3,IE3 |
<hr> | Horizontal Rule | NN3,IE3 |
<html> | Html Document | NN3,IE3 |
<i> | Italic Text | NN3,IE3 |
<iframe> | Inline Sub Window Frame | NN6,IE4 |
<img> | Image | NN3,IE3 |
<input> | Input Field | NN3,IE3 |
<ins> | Inserted Text | NN6.2,IE4 |
<isindex> | Single-Line Input Field. Use <input> | NN3,IE3 |
<kbd> | Keyboard Text | NN3,IE3 |
<label> | Label For A Form Control | NN6.2,IE4 |
<legend> | Title In A Fieldset | NN6.2,IE4 |
<li> | List Item | NN3,IE3 |
<link> | Resource Reference | NN4,IE3 |
<map> | Image Map | NN3,IE3 |
<menu> | Menu List | NN3,IE3 |
<meta> | Meta Information | NN3,IE3 |
<noframes> | Noframe Section | NN3,IE3 |
<noscript> | Noscript Section | NN3,IE3 |
<object> | Embedded Object | IE3 |
<ol> | Ordered List | NN3,IE3 |
<optgroup> | Option Group | NN6,IE6 |
<option> | Select Object Option | NN3,IE3 |
<p> | Paragraph | NN3,IE3 |
<param> | Parameter For An Object | NN3,IE3 |
<pre> | Preformatted Text | NN3,IE3 |
<q> | Short Quotation | NN6.2, |
<s> | Strikethrough Text | NN3,IE3 |
<samp> | Sample Computer Code | NN3,IE3 |
<script> | Script | NN3,IE3 |
<select> | Selectable List | NN3,IE3 |
<small> | Small Text | NN3,IE3 |
<span> | Section In A Document | NN4,IE3 |
<strike> | Strikethrough Text | NN3,IE3 |
<strong> | Strong Text | NN3,IE3 |
<style> | Style Definition | NN4,IE3 |
<sub> | Subscripted Text | NN3,IE3 |
<sup> | Superscripted Text | NN3,IE3 |
<table> | Table | NN3,IE3 |
<tbody> | Table Body | IE4 |
<td> | Table Cell | NN3,IE3 |
<textarea> | Text Area | NN3,IE3 |
<tfoot> | Table Footer | IE4 |
<th> | Table Header | NN3,IE3 |
<thead> | Table Header | IE4 |
<title> | Document Title | NN3,IE3 |
<tr> | Table Row | NN3,IE3 |
<tt> | Teletype Text | NN3,IE3 |
<u> | Underlined Text | NN3,IE3 |
<ul> | Unordered List | NN3,IE3 |
<var> | Variable | (NN3,IE3) |
†Includes certain widely supported attributes that are not in fact included in the official W3C 4.0 specification.
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