html
Represents the root (top-level element) of an HTML document, so it is also referred to as the root element. All other elements must be descendants of this element
caption
Specifies the caption (or title) of a table, and if used is always the first child of a <table>
base
Specifies the base URL to use for all relative URLs contained within a document. There can be only one <base> element in a document
a
Creates a hyperlink to other web pages, files, locations within the same page, email addresses, or any other URL
button
Represents a clickable button, which can be used in forms or anywhere in a document that needs simple, standard button functionality
blockquote
Indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation. Usually, this is rendered visually by indentation (see Notes for how to change it). A URL for the source of the quotation may be given using the cite attribute, while a text representation of the source can be given using the <cite> element
dd
Provides the details about or the definition of the preceding term (<dt>) in a description list (<dl>)
body
Represents the content of an HTML document. There can be only one <body> element in a document
address
Indicates that the enclosed HTML provides contact information for a person or people, or for an organization
article
Represents a self-contained composition in a document, page, application, or site, which is intended to be independently distributable or reusable (e.g., in syndication). Examples include: a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, or a blog entry
col
Defines a column within a table and is used for defining common semantics on all common cells. It is generally found within a <colgroup> element
colgroup
Defines a group of columns within a table
head
Contains machine-readable information (metadata) about the document, like its title, scripts, and style sheets
abbr
Represents an abbreviation or acronym; the optional title attribute can provide an expansion or description for the abbreviation
b
Draws the reader's attention to the element's contents, which are not otherwise granted special importance
bdi
Tells the browser's bidirectional algorithm to treat the text it contains in isolation from its surrounding text
bdo
Overrides the current directionality of text, so that the text within is rendered in a different direction
br
Produces a line break in text (carriage-return). It is useful for writing a poem or an address, where the division of lines is significant
cite
Describes a reference to a cited creative work, and must include the title of that work
code
Displays its contents styled in a fashion intended to indicate that the text is a short fragment of computer code
datalist
Contains a set of <option> elements that represent the values available for other controls
div
The generic container for flow content. It has no effect on the content or layout until styled using CSS
dl
Represents a description list. The element encloses a list of groups of terms (specified using the <dt> element) and descriptions (provided by <dd> elements). Common uses for this element are to implement a glossary or to display metadata (a list of key-value pairs)
aside
Represents a portion of a document whose content is only indirectly related to the document's main content
footer
Represents a footer for its nearest sectioning content or sectioning root element. A footer typically contains information about the author of the section, copyright data or links to related documents
header
Represents introductory content, typically a group of introductory or navigational aids. It may contain some heading elements but also a logo, a search form, an author name, and other elements
table
Represents tabular data — that is, information presented in a two-dimensional table comprised of rows and columns of cells containing data
tbody
Encapsulates a set of table row (<tr> elements), indicating that they comprise the body of the table (<table>)
link
Specifies relationships between the current document and an external resource. This element is most commonly used to link to stylesheets, but is also used to establish site icons (both "favicon" style icons and mobile home screen/app icons) among other things
data
Links a given content with a machine-readable translation. If the content is time- or date-related, the <time> element must be used
del
Represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document
dfn
Indicates the term being defined within the context of a definition phrase or sentence
em
Marks text that has stress emphasis. The <em> element can be nested, with each level of nesting indicating a greater degree of emphasis
i
Represents a range of text that is set off from the normal text for some reason. Some examples include technical terms, foreign language phrases, or fictional character thoughts. It is typically displayed in italic type
ins
Represents a range of text that has been added to a document
kbd
Represents a span of inline text denoting textual user input from a keyboard, voice input, or any other text entry device
fieldset
Groups several controls as well as labels (<label>) within a web form
form
Represents a document section that contains interactive controls for submitting information to a web server
input
Creates interactive controls for web-based forms in order to accept data from the user; a wide variety of types of input data and control widgets are available, depending on the device and user agent
dt
Specifies a term in a description or definition list, and as such must be used inside a <dl> element
figcaption
Represents a caption or legend describing the rest of the contents of its parent <figure> element
h1
Represents the highest levels of section headings
h2
Represents the second level of section headings
h3
Represents the third level of section headings
td
Defines a cell of a table that contains data. It participates in the table model
tfoot
Defines a set of rows summarizing the columns of the table
meta