This page provides a categorized list of HTML elements for quick and easy reference. Instead of searching tags one by one, you can explore them based on their usage such as Basic HTML, Forms, Tables, Media, Programming, and more.
Basic HTML
Tag Description <!DOCTYPE>Defines the document type <html>Root element of an HTML document <head>Contains metadata and title <title>Defines the page title <body>Contains visible page content <h1>–<h6>Defines headings <p>Defines a paragraph <br>Inserts a line break <hr>Inserts a horizontal line
Formatting
Tag Description <b>Defines bold text <strong>Defines important text <i>Defines italic text <em>Defines emphasized text <mark>Highlights text <small>Defines smaller text <del>Defines deleted text <ins>Defines inserted text <sub>Defines subscript text <sup>Defines superscript text <pre>Defines preformatted text <code>Defines computer code
Forms and Input
Tag Description <form>Defines an HTML form <input>Defines an input control <textarea>Defines multi-line input <button>Defines clickable button <select>Defines dropdown list <option>Defines dropdown option <label>Defines label for input <fieldset>Groups related form elements <legend>Defines caption for fieldset <datalist>Specifies predefined options <output>Displays result of calculation
Frames
Tag Description <iframe>Embeds another HTML page <frame>Defines a frame (deprecated) <frameset>Defines a frameset (deprecated) <noframes>Fallback content for frames
Images
Tag Description <img>Embeds an image <map>Defines an image map <area>Defines clickable area inside image map <figure>Defines self-contained content <figcaption>Defines caption for figure <picture>Defines multiple image sources
Audio / Video
Tag Description <audio>Embeds audio content <video>Embeds video content <source>Specifies media source <track>Defines subtitles for media <embed>Embeds external content <object>Embeds external object
Links
Tag Description <a>Defines a hyperlink <link>Links external resource (CSS) <nav>Defines navigation links
Lists
Tag Description <ul>Defines unordered list <ol>Defines ordered list <li>Defines list item <dl>Defines description list <dt>Defines description term <dd>Defines description details
Tables
Tag Description <table>Defines a table <tr>Defines table row <th>Defines header cell <td>Defines data cell <thead>Groups table header content <tbody>Groups table body content <tfoot>Groups table footer content <caption>Defines table caption <col>Defines column properties <colgroup>Groups table columns
Styles and Semantics
Tag Description <style>Defines internal CSS <div>Defines a block container <span>Defines inline container <header>Defines header section <footer>Defines footer section <main>Defines main content <section>Defines a section <article>Defines independent content <aside>Defines sidebar content <details>Defines additional details <summary>Defines summary for details <time>Defines date/time <mark>Highlights text
Meta Info
Tag Description <meta>Defines metadata <base>Specifies base URL <title>Defines document title
Programming
Tag Description <script>Defines client-side script <noscript>Defines alternate content if scripting disabled <template>Defines template content <canvas>Used to draw graphics via scripting <svg>Defines vector graphics <progress>Defines progress bar <meter>Defines measurement gauge <var>Defines variable <kbd>Defines keyboard input <samp>Defines sample output
