HTML Tags Chart | HTML Codes

Below is a chart showing all the HTML codes and the code descriptions. Each HTML code is linked to a tutorial that gives you more information and HTML coding examples. Click the "View Tutorial" link in the third column to access the HTML code tutorial for each HTML element (each HTML code represents an HTML element).

Tag	Description	Tutorial
<!-- Comment -->	Allows you to write a hidden comment	View Tutorial
<!DOCTYPE>	Sets the document type	View Tutorial
<a>	Sets an anchor - used with href to create a link	View Tutorial
<abbr>	Used with a title attribute to define an abbreviation	View Tutorial
<acronym>	Used with a title attribute to define an acronym	View Tutorial
<address>	Sets contact info for the author or owner of a document	View Tutorial
<applet>	Deprecated - use object instead	View Tutorial
<area>	Defines a "hot" area of a client-side image map	View Tutorial
<b>	Sets bold text	View Tutorial
<base>	Sets a default address or a default target for all links	View Tutorial
<basefont>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<bdo>	Sets the text direction	View Tutorial
<big>	Makes text one size bigger	View Tutorial
<blockquote>	Encapsulates a long quotation	View Tutorial
<body>	Sets the document's body	View Tutorial
<br>	Sets a single line break	View Tutorial
<button>	Establishes a push button	View Tutorial
<caption>	Sets a table caption	View Tutorial
<center>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<cite>	Sets a citation	View Tutorial
<code>	Encapsulates a computer code fragment	View Tutorial
<col>	Used to group table column attributes	View Tutorial
<colgroup>	Used to group table columns together for formatting	View Tutorial
<dd>	Sets a definition description item in a definition list	View Tutorial
<del>	Marks text proposed for deletion in collaborative works	View Tutorial
<dfn>	Indicates the defining instance of the enclosed term	View Tutorial
<dir>	Deprecated - use UL instead	View Tutorial
<div>	Generic container used for formatting or positioning	View Tutorial
<dl>	Sets a definition list	View Tutorial
<dt>	Sets a definition term in a definition list	View Tutorial
<em>	Sets emphasized text	View Tutorial
<fieldset>	Sets a border around grouped elements in a form	View Tutorial
<font>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<form>	Sets an HTML form for user input	View Tutorial
<frame>	Sets a frame in a frameset	View Tutorial
<frameset>	Divides the user window into rectangular sub-spaces	View Tutorial
<h1> to <h6>	Sets HTML headings - smallest number is the largest size	View Tutorial
<head>	Container for title, meta data, and other information	View Tutorial
<hr>	Sets a horizontal line	View Tutorial
<html>	Document format declaration	View Tutorial
<i>	Sets italic text	View Tutorial
<iframe>	Sets an inline frame	View Tutorial
<img>	Sets an image	View Tutorial
<input>	Sets a form input control	View Tutorial
<ins>	Marks text proposed for insertion in collaborative works	View Tutorial
<isindex>	Deprecated - use input instead	View Tutorial
<kbd>	Indicates text to be entered by the user	View Tutorial
<label>	Sets a label for an input element	View Tutorial
<legend>	Sets the caption for a fieldset element	View Tutorial
<li>	Sets a list item in an ordered or unordered list	View Tutorial
<link>	Establishes a relationship with an external resource	View Tutorial
<map>	Image map declaration	View Tutorial
<menu>	Deprecated - use UL instead	View Tutorial
<meta>	Sets meta data about an HTML document	View Tutorial
<noframes>	Sets alternate content for frame incapable browsers	View Tutorial
<noscript>	Sets alternate content for script incapable browsers	View Tutorial
<object>	Establishes an embedded object	View Tutorial
<ol>	Sets an ordered list	View Tutorial
<optgroup>	Groups related options in a selection list	View Tutorial
<option>	Establishes an option in a selection list	View Tutorial
<p>	Sets a paragraph	View Tutorial
<param>	Sets a parameter for an embedded object	View Tutorial
<pre>	Sets preformatted text	View Tutorial
<q>	Sets a short quotation	View Tutorial
<s>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<samp>	Designates sample output from programs, scripts, etc.	View Tutorial
<script>	Sets a client-side script	View Tutorial
<select>	Sets a selection list	View Tutorial
<small>	Makes text one size smaller	View Tutorial
<span>	Generic container used for style formatting	View Tutorial
<strike>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<strong>	Sets strong text - usually renders text in bold type	View Tutorial
<style>	Sets style information for a document	View Tutorial
<sub>	Sets subscripted text	View Tutorial
<sup>	Sets superscripted text	View Tutorial
<table>	Establishes an HTML table	View Tutorial
<tbody>	Groups the body content in a table	View Tutorial
<td>	Sets a cell in a table row	View Tutorial
<textarea>	Sets a multi-line text input control	View Tutorial
<tfoot>	Sets the footer content in a table	View Tutorial
<th>	Sets a header cell in a table row	View Tutorial
<thead>	Groups the header content in a table	View Tutorial
<title>	Sets the title of a document	View Tutorial
<tr>	Sets a row in a table	View Tutorial
<tt>	Sets teletype text	View Tutorial
<u>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial
<ul>	Sets an unordered list	View Tutorial
<var>	Denotes an instance of a variable or program argument	View Tutorial
<xmp>	Deprecated - use CSS instead	View Tutorial

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