| Tag | Description | New in HTML5? |
|---|---|---|
| <!--...--> | Specifies a comment | |
| <!DOCTYPE> | Specifies the document type | |
| <a> | Specifies a hyperlink | |
| <abbr> | Specifies an abbreviation | |
| <address> | Specifies an address element | |
| <area> | Specifies an area inside an image map | |
| <article> | Specifies an article | NEW |
| <aside> | Specifies content aside from the page content | NEW |
| <audio> | Specifies sound content | NEW |
| <b> | Specifies bold text | |
| <base> | Specifies a base URL for all the links in a page | |
| <bdo> | Specifies the direction of text display | |
| <blockquote> | Specifies a long quotation | |
| <body> | Specifies the body element | |
| <br> | Inserts a single line break | |
| <button> | Specifies a push button | |
| <canvas> | Define graphics | NEW |
| <caption> | Specifies a table caption | |
| <cite> | Specifies a citation | |
| <code> | Specifies computer code text | |
| <col> | Specifies attributes for table columns | |
| <colgroup> | Specifies groups of table columns | |
| <command> | Specifies a command | NEW |
| <datalist> | Specifies an "autocomplete" dropdown list | NEW |
| <dd> | Specifies a definition description | |
| <del> | Specifies deleted text | |
| <details> | Specifies details of an element | NEW |
| <dfn> | Defines a definition term | |
| <div> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <dl> | Specifies a definition list | |
| <dt> | Specifies a definition term | |
| <em> | Specifies emphasized text | |
| <embed> | Specifies external application or interactive content | NEW |
| <eventsource> | Specifies a target for events sent by a server | NEW |
| <fieldset> | Specifies a fieldset | |
| <figcaption> | Specifies caption for the figure element. | NEW |
| <figure> | Specifies a group of media content, and their caption | NEW |
| <footer> | Specifies a footer for a section or page | NEW |
| <form> | Specifies a form | |
| <h1> | Specifies a heading level 1 | |
| <h2> | Specifies a heading level 2 | |
| <h3> | Specifies a heading level 3 | |
| <h4> | Specifies a heading level 4 | |
| <h5> | Specifies a heading level 5 | |
| <h6> | Specifies a heading level 6 | |
| <head> | Specifies information about the document | |
| <header> | Specifies a group of introductory or navigational aids, including hgroup elements | NEW |
| <hgroup> | Specifies a header for a section or page | NEW |
| <hr> | Specifies a horizontal rule | |
| <html> | Specifies an html document | |
| <i> | Specifies italic text | |
| <iframe> | Specifies an inline sub window (frame) | |
| <img> | Specifies an image | |
| <input> | Specifies an input field | |
| <ins> | Specifies inserted text | |
| <kbd> | Specifies keyboard text | |
| <keygen> | Generates a key pair | NEW |
| <label> | Specifies a label for a form control | |
| <legend> | Specifies a title in a fieldset | |
| <li> | Specifies a list item | |
| <link> | Specifies a resource reference | |
| <mark> | Specifies marked text | NEW |
| <map> | Specifies an image map | |
| <menu> | Specifies a menu list | |
| <meta> | Specifies meta information | |
| <meter> | Specifies measurement within a predefined range | NEW |
| <nav> | Specifies navigation links | NEW |
| <noscript> | Specifies a noscript section | |
| <object> | Specifies an embedded object | |
| <ol> | Specifies an ordered list | |
| <optgroup> | Specifies an option group | |
| <option> | Specifies an option in a drop-down list | |
| <output> | Specifies some types of output | NEW |
| <p> | Specifies a paragraph | |
| <param> | Specifies a parameter for an object | |
| <pre> | Specifies preformatted text | |
| <progress> | Specifies progress of a task of any kind | NEW |
| <q> | Specifies a short quotation | |
| <ruby> | Specifies a ruby annotation (used in East Asian typography) | NEW |
| <rp> | Used for the benefit of browsers that don't support ruby annotations | NEW |
| <rt> | Specifies the ruby text component of a ruby annotation. | NEW |
| <samp> | Specifies sample computer code | |
| <script> | Specifies a script | |
| <section> | Specifies a section | NEW |
| <select> | Specifies a selectable list | |
| <small> | Specifies small text | |
| <source> | Specifies media resources | NEW |
| <span> | Specifies a section in a document | |
| <strong> | Specifies strong text | |
| <style> | Specifies a style definition | |
| <sub> | Specifies subscripted text | |
| <summary> | Specifies a summary/caption for the <details> element | NEW |
| <sup> | Specifies superscripted text | |
| <table> | Specifies a table | |
| <tbody> | Specifies a table body | |
| <td> | Specifies a table cell | |
| <textarea> | Specifies a text area | |
| <tfoot> | Specifies a table footer | |
| <th> | Specifies a table header | |
| <thead> | Specifies a table header | |
| <time> | Specifies a date/time | NEW |
| <title> | Specifies the document title | |
| <tr> | Specifies a table row | |
| <ul> | Specifies an unordered list | |
| <var> | Specifies a variable | |
| <video> | Specifies a video | NEW |
| <wbr> | Specifies a line break opportunity for very long words and strings of text with no spaces. | NEW |
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