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HTML Reference
HTML by Alphabet
HTML by Function
HTML Attributes
HTML Events
HTML Colornames
HTML Character Sets
HTML ASCII
HTML ISO-8859-1
HTML Symbols
HTML URL Encode
HTML Lang Codes
HTTP Messages
HTML Tags
<!-->
<!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<dd>
<del>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<fieldset>
<font>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<head>
<h1> - <h6>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<menu>
<meta>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<q>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<select>
<small>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<title>
<tr>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>

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# HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 Reference

## Ordered by Function

DTD: indicates in which XHTML 1.0 DTD the tag is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset

Start tag | Purpose | DTD
--- | --- | ---
Basic Tags |  |
<!DOCTYPE> | Defines the document type | STF
<html> | Defines an html document | STF
<body> | Defines the body element | STF
<h1> to <h6> | Defines header 1 to header 6 | STF
<p> | Defines a paragraph | STF
<br> | Inserts a single line break | STF
<hr> | Defines a horizontal rule | STF
<!--...--> | Defines a comment | STF
Char Format |  |
<b> | Defines bold text | STF
<font> | Deprecated. Defines text font, size, and color | TF
<i> | Defines italic text | STF
<em> | Defines emphasized text | STF
<big> | Defines big text | STF
<strong> | Defines strong text | STF
<small> | Defines small text | STF
<sup> | Defines superscripted text | STF
<sub> | Defines subscripted text | STF
<bdo> | Defines the direction of text display | STF
<u> | Deprecated. Defines underlined text | TF
Output |  |
<pre> | Defines preformatted text | STF
<code> | Defines computer code text | STF
<tt> | Defines teletype text | STF
<kbd> | Defines keyboard text | STF
<var> | Defines a variable | STF
<dfn> | Defines a definition term | STF
<samp> | Defines sample computer code | STF
<xmp> | Deprecated. Defines preformatted text |
Blocks |  |
<acronym> | Defines an acronym | STF
<abbr> | Defines an abbreviation | STF
<address> | Defines an address element | STF
<blockquote> | Defines a long quotation | STF
<center> | Deprecated. Defines centered text | TF
<q> | Defines a short quotation | STF
<cite> | Defines a citation | STF
<ins> | Defines inserted text | STF
<del> | Defines deleted text | STF
<s> | Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text | TF
<strike> | Deprecated. Defines strikethrough text | TF
Links |  |
<a> | Defines an anchor | STF
<link> | Defines a resource reference | STF
Frames |  |
<frame> | Defines a sub window (a frame) | F
<frameset> | Defines a set of frames | F
<noframes> | Defines a noframe section | TF
<iframe> | Defines an inline sub window (frame) | TF
Input |  |
<form> | Defines a form | STF
<input> | Defines an input field | STF
<textarea> | Defines a text area | STF
<button> | Defines a push button | STF
<select> | Defines a selectable list | STF
<optgroup> | Defines an option group | STF
<option> | Defines an item in a list box | STF
<label> | Defines a label for a form control | STF
<fieldset> | Defines a fieldset | STF
<legend> | Defines a title in a fieldset | STF
<isindex> | Deprecated. Defines a single-line input field | TF
Lists |  |
<ul> | Defines an unordered list | STF
<ol> | Defines an ordered list | STF
<li> | Defines a list item | STF
<dir> | Deprecated. Defines a directory list | TF
<dl> | Defines a definition list | STF
<dt> | Defines a definition term | STF
<dd> | Defines a definition description | STF
<menu> | Deprecated. Defines a menu list | TF
Images |  |
<img> | Defines an image | STF
<map> | Defines an image map | STF
<area> | Defines an area inside an image map | STF
Tables |  |
<table> | Defines a table | STF
<caption> | Defines a table caption | STF
<th> | Defines a table header | STF
<tr> | Defines a table row | STF
<td> | Defines a table cell | STF
<thead> | Defines a table header | STF
<tbody> | Defines a table body | STF
<tfoot> | Defines a table footer | STF
<col> | Defines attributes for table columns | STF
<colgroup> | Defines groups of table columns | STF
Styles |  |
<style> | Defines a style definition | STF
<div> | Defines a section in a document | STF
<span> | Defines a section in a document | STF
Meta Info |  |
<head> | Defines information about the document | STF
<title> | Defines the document title | STF
<meta> | Defines meta information | STF
<base> | Defines a base URL for all the links in a page | STF
<basefont> | Deprecated. Defines a base font | TF
Programming |  |
<script> | Defines a script | STF
<noscript> | Defines a noscript section | STF
<applet> | Deprecated. Defines an applet | TF
<object> | Defines an embedded object | STF
<param> | Defines a parameter for an object | STF

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