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HTML 5 Reference
HTML 5 by Alphabet
HTML 5 Attributes
HTML 5 Events
HTML5 Tags
<!-->
<!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<command>
<datagrid>
<datalist>
<datatemplate>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dialog>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<event-source>
<fieldset>
<figure>
<font>
<footer>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<header>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<m>
<map>
<menu>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<nest>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<rule>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<time>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>

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# HTML 5 Reference

## HTML 5

On January 22nd, 2008, W3C published the latest working draft for HTML 5.

The HTML 5 working group includes AOL, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera, and many hundred other vendors.

Some of the new features in HTML 5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML 5 also contains new elements like <nav>, <header>, <footer>, and <figure>.

HTML 5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors.

## Ordered Alphabetically

- 4: indicates if the element is defined in HTML 4.01
- 5: indicates if the element is defined in HTML 5

Tag | Description | 4 | 5
--- | --- | --- | ---
<!--...--> | Defines a comment | 4 | 5
<!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type | 4 | 5
<a> | Defines a hyperlink | 4 | 5
<abbr> | Defines an abbreviation | 4 | 5
<acronym> | Not supported. Defines an acronym | 4 |
<address> | Defines an address element | 4 | 5
<applet> | Not supported. Defines an applet | 4 |
<area> | Defines an area inside an image map | 4 | 5
<article> | Defines an article |  | 5
<aside> | Defines content aside from the page content |  | 5
<audio> | Defines sound content |  | 5
<b> | Defines bold text | 4 | 5
<base> | Defines a base URL for all the links in a page | 4 | 5
<basefont> | Not supported. Use CSS instead | 4 |
<bdo> | Defines the direction of text display | 4 | 5
<big> | Not supported. Defines big text | 4 |
<blockquote> | Defines a long quotation | 4 | 5
<body> | Defines the body element | 4 | 5
<br> | Inserts a single line break | 4 | 5
<button> | Defines a push button | 4 | 5
<canvas> | Define graphics |  | 5
<caption> | Defines a table caption | 4 | 5
<center> | Not supported. Defines centered text | 4 |
<cite> | Defines a citation | 4 | 5
<code> | Defines computer code text | 4 | 5
<col> | Defines attributes for table columns | 4 | 5
<colgroup> | Defines groups of table columns | 4 | 5
<command> | Defines a command button |  | 5
<datagrid> | Defines data in a tree-list |  | 5
<datalist> | Defines a dropdown list |  | 5
<datatemplate> | Defines a data template |  | 5
<dd> | Defines a definition description | 4 | 5
<del> | Defines deleted text | 4 | 5
<details> | Defines details of an element |  | 5
<dialog> | Defines a dialog (conversation) |  | 5
<dir> | Not supported. Defines a directory list | 4 |
<div> | Defines a section in a document | 4 | 5
<dfn> | Defines a definition term | 4 | 5
<dl> | Defines a definition list | 4 | 5
<dt> | Defines a definition term | 4 | 5
<em> | Defines emphasized text | 4 | 5
<embed> | Defines external interactive content or plugin |  | 5
<event-source> | Defines a target for events sent by a server |  | 5
<fieldset> | Defines a fieldset | 4 | 5
<figure> | Defines a group of media content, and their caption |  | 5
<font> | Deprecated. Defines text font, size, and color | 4 |
<footer> | Defines a footer for a section or page |  | 5
<form> | Defines a form | 4 | 5
<frame> | Not supported. Defines a sub window (a frame) | 4 |
<frameset> | Not supported. Defines a set of frames | 4 |
<h1> to <h6> | Defines header 1 to header 6 | 4 | 5
<head> | Defines information about the document | 4 | 5
<header> | Defines a header for a section or page |  | 5
<hr> | Defines a horizontal rule | 4 | 5
<html> | Defines an html document | 4 | 5
<i> | Defines italic text | 4 | 5
<iframe> | Defines an inline sub window (frame) | 4 | 5
<img> | Defines an image | 4 | 5
<input> | Defines an input field | 4 | 5
<ins> | Defines inserted text | 4 | 5
<isindex> | Not supported. Defines a single-line input field | 4 |
<kbd> | Defines keyboard text | 4 | 5
<label> | Defines a label for a form control | 4 | 5
<legend> | Defines a title in a fieldset | 4 | 5
<li> | Defines a list item | 4 | 5
<link> | Defines a resource reference | 4 | 5
<mark> | Defines marked text |  | 5
<map> | Defines an image map | 4 | 5
<menu> | Defines a menu list | 4 | 5
<meta> | Defines meta information | 4 | 5
<meter> | Defines measurement within a predefined range |  | 5
<nav> | Defines navigation links |  | 5
<nest> | Defines a nestingpoint in a datatemplate |  | 5
<noframes> | Not supported. Defines a noframe section | 4 |
<noscript> | Defines a noscript section | 4 | 5
<object> | Defines an embedded object | 4 | 5
<ol> | Defines an ordered list | 4 | 5
<optgroup> | Defines an option group | 4 | 5
<option> | Defines an option in a drop-down list | 4 | 5
<output> | Defines some types of output |  | 5
<p> | Defines a paragraph | 4 | 5
<param> | Defines a parameter for an object | 4 | 5
<pre> | Defines preformatted text | 4 | 5
<progress> | Defines progress of a task of any kind |  | 5
<q> | Defines a short quotation | 4 | 5
<rule> | Defines the rules for updating a template |  | 5
<s> | Not supported. Defines strikethrough text | 4 |
<samp> | Defines sample computer code | 4 | 5
<script> | Defines a script | 4 | 5
<section> | Defines a section |  | 5
<select> | Defines a selectable list | 4 | 5
<small> | Not supported. Defines small text | 4 | 5
<source> | Defines media resources |  | 5
<span> | Defines a section in a document | 4 | 5
<strike> | Not supported. Defines strikethrough text | 4 |
<strong> | Defines strong text | 4 | 5
<style> | Defines a style definition | 4 | 5
<sub> | Defines subscripted text | 4 | 5
<sup> | Defines superscripted text | 4 | 5
<table> | Defines a table | 4 | 5
<tbody> | Defines a table body | 4 | 5
<td> | Defines a table cell | 4 | 5
<textarea> | Defines a text area | 4 | 5
<tfoot> | Defines a table footer | 4 | 5
<th> | Defines a table header | 4 | 5
<thead> | Defines a table header | 4 | 5
<time> | Defines a date/time |  | 5
<title> | Defines the document title | 4 | 5
<tr> | Defines a table row | 4 | 5
<tt> | Not supported. Defines teletype text | 4 |
<u> | Not supported. Defines underlined text | 4 |
<ul> | Defines an unordered list | 4 | 5
<var> | Defines a variable | 4 | 5
<video> | Defines a video |  | 5
<xmp> | Not supported. Defines preformatted text | 4 | 5

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