HTML tag index in alphabetic order

1 <!-- -->

Specifies a comment.

2 !DOCTYPE

This is the necessary first element of any HTML 3.2 compliant document.

3 A

This element is what the hyperlinked structure of the World Wide Web is based on.

4 ACRONYM

Identifies that some text is an acronym.

5 ADDRESS

Encloses the signature file of the author of the page.

6 APPLET

Inserts a Java applet in the HTML document.

7 AREA

Specifies the shape and size of a hot spot to be used in the definition of a client-side image map.

8 B

Boldfaces the enclosed text.

9 BASE

Specifies the base target frame that all links will default to.

10 BASEFONT

Sets the default font properties for the entire page.

12 BGSOUND

Specifies a background sound to be played whenever the page is loaded.

13 BIG

Makes the enclosed text one size larger.

14 BLOCKQUOTE

Encloses a long quote. Both the left and right margins are indented.

15 BODY

Encloses the main body of the document.

16 BR

Inserts a line break.

17 BUTTON

This attribute creates a button that the user can push.

18 CAPTION

Specifies the caption of the table.

19 CENTER

Centers the enclosed elements.

20 CITE

Encloses a citation such as the title of a book or paper.

21 CODE

Encloses a sample of code. The text is rendered in small font.

22 COL

Used with the COLGROUP tag, this specifies the properties of one column.

23 COLGROUP

Specifies the properties of one or more columns.

24 COMMENT

Encloses a comment. Text inside the tags is ignored unless it contains HTML code.

25 DD

The description of a term in a definition list.

26 DEL

This can be used to show if text has been replaced what the original text was.

27 DFN

Encloses a definition. Text inside the tags is formatted to look like a definition.

28 DIR

Puts the enclosed items marked with <LI>, in a directory listing.

29 DIV

Specifies the alignment of the enclosed elements.

30 DL

Creates a definition list. Within this container.

31 DT

The term described in a definition list.

32 EM

Put emphasis on the enclosed text.

33 EMBED

Inserts an embedded multimedia object.

34 FIELDSET

Group a set of related controls in a form together.

35 FONT

Change the font which is used to draw the text.

36 FORM

Create a form inside a document.

37 FRAME

Defines a single frame within a frameset.

38 FRAMESET

Defines a set of frames that will make up the page.

39 HEAD

Encloses the head of the document. The following optional tags are placed inside the head.

40 H1

It is used to create a level of header.

41 H2

It is used to create a level of header.

42 H3

It is used to create a level of header.

45 H4

It is used to create a level of header.

46 H5

It is used to create a level of header.

47 H6

It is used to create a level of header.

48 HR

Draw a horizontal rule.

49 HTML

Encloses the entire document.

50 I

Change the text to italic.

51 IFRAME

Defines a floating frame.

52 IMG

Places an inline image into the document.

53 INPUT

Specifies a control or input area for a form.

54 INS

It is used to indicate text that has been inserted.

55 ISINDEX

Displays a text box indicating the presence of a searchable index.

56 KBD

This is used to identify text that a user is supposed to enter.

57 LABEL

Attach information to a specific field of a form.

58 LEGEND

Give the caption for a group of related controls, created with the <FIELDSET> element.

59 LI

Identifies an item in a list.

60 LINK

The LINK element provides a way to link the current document to other related resources.

61 LISTING

This is used to show a program listing.

62 MAP

Specifies a collection of hot spots that define a client-side image map.

63 MARQUEE

Places a scrolling text marquee into the document.

64 MENU

Puts the enclosed items marked with <LI>, in a menu list.

65 META

This element supplies meta-information about the current document.

66 NOBR

Causes the enclosed text to not wrap to fit the screen.

67 NOFRAMES

This tag is used to create pages that are compatible with older browsers that do not support frames.

68 NOSCRIPT

Encloses anything you want displayed by browsers that do not support inline scripts.

69 OBJECT

The object element allows the author to embed an object into the document.

70 OL

Puts the enclosed items marked with <LI>, in a numbered list.

71 OPTION

Specifies an item in the drop down list.

72 P

Designates the enclosed text as a plain paragraph.

73 PARAM

This element is for supplying parameters to a JAVA applet or another object.

74 PLAINTEXT

All HTML elements inside this container are ignored by the browser, and shown as they were only text.

75 PRE

This element allows you to show preformatted text as it is, using the supplied whitespace of the text.

76 Q

This is used to enclose short quotations from other works in the page.

77 S

Render text as strikethrough.

78 SAMP

This element describes text that is output from a program.

79 SCRIPT

Encloses scripting language statements to be executed by the browser.

80 SELECT

This element lets you create a listbox as an input field on a form.

81 SMALL

Draw the text using a smaller font than the one that is use for normal text.

82 SPAN

This element is used to create a structure in a document.

83 STRIKE

Render text as strikethrough.

84 STRONG

Render the text with strong emphasis.

85 STYLE

This element is a container for style sheet elements to use with this document.

86 SUB

This is a container for text that should be displayed as a subscript, and, if practical, using a smaller font.

87 SUP

Display the text as a superscript.

88 TABLE

Tables can be used to organise data into rows and columns and also increasingly as a way of arranging text and graphics on the page.

89 TBODY

This element defines the body part of a table.

90 TD

The container for a cell in a table.

91 TEXTAREA

Define a multiline text field in a form.

92 TFOOT

This element defines the footer of a table.

93 TH

This element describes cells of a table in which header information is presented.

94 THEAD

This element defines the header of a table.

95 TITLE

Specify the title of the HTML document.

96 TR

Define a row inside a table.

97 TT

Render the text as teletype or monospaced text.

98 U

Change the text to underlined.

99 UL

Create an unordered list of items.

100 VAR

Used to describe a metasyntactic variable, where the user is to replace the variable with a specific instance.

101 WBR

The WBR element stands for Word BReak.

102 XMP

Causes enclosed text to be displayed by the browser without processing most HTML tags.